Who had this crazy idea one day to invent school?
Who had this crazy idea one day to invent school?
It's this damn Charlemagne, damn Charlemagne

To leave us in life, only Sundays, Thursdays
To leave us in life, only Sundays, Thursdays
It's this damn Charlemagne, damn Charlemagne

This son of Pepin the Short gives us a lot of trouble
And we have a hundred grievances against, against, against him

Who had this crazy idea one day to invent school?
Who had this crazy idea one day to invent school?
It's this damn Charlemagne, damn Charlemagne

Past participle, four and four make eight
French lessons, mathematics lessons
What a lot, what a lot, of work, work
Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn Charlemagne

He should have stroked his flowery beard for a long time
He should have stroked his flowery beard for a long time
Oh! Oh! Damn Charlemagne, damn Charlemagne

Instead of bothering us with geography
Instead of bothering us with geography
Oh! Oh! Damn Charlemagne, damn Charlemagne

He only had to worry about battles and hunts
We wouldn't be forced to go to class every day
We have to learn to count and do lots of dictations
We have to learn to count and do lots of dictations
Oh! Oh! Damn Charlemagne, damn Charlemagne

Past participle, past participle
Four and four make eight, four and four make eight
French lessons, French lessons
Mathematics, mathematics
What a lot, what a lot, of work, work
Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn Charlemagne

Because without him in our life there would only be Thursdays
Because without him in our life there would only be Thursdays
Oh! Oh! Damn Charlemagne
Oh! Oh! Damn Charlemagne
Oh! Oh! Damn Charlemagne
Oh! Oh! Damn Charlemagne
Oh! Oh!

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