Lark, nice lark
Lark, I will pluck you
Lark, nice lark, lark

A green mouse that was smoking grass
Who only does what it wants and who was puffing up its pecs
I show it to these gentlemen
These gentlemen tell me
"Oh my friend you need to stop drinking, go back to school, stop the weed"
So they despise me, they think I'm hallucinating
When the cats are not there, the mice dance
When the cats are not there, the mice dance
Oh oh

Brother Jacques, Brother Jacques, are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
I said ding, ding, dong, ding, ding, dong
Ding, ding, ding, ding, dong, ding, ding, dong

In the moonlight my friend Pierrot
You have to give me back my money, you're avoiding my number
You have a new car, you have to give me back my euros
One day under the moon, I'm going to catch you Pierrot
Maya, mwana mabé (she is mabé)
Winnie, o lelaka drink (enjoy the drink)
Maya, mwana mabé (she is mabé)
Winnie, o lelaka drink

Lark, little lark
Lark, I will pluck you
Lark, little lark, lark

Brother Jacques, Brother Jacques, are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
I said ding, ding, dong, ding, ding, dong
Ding, ding, ding, ding, dong, ding, ding, dong

Lark, nice lark
Lark, I will pluck you
Lark, nice lark, lark
Go to sleep, Colas my little brother
Go to sleep, you'll have cakes

Brother Jacques, Brother Jacques, are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
I said ding, ding, dong, ding, ding, dong
Ding, ding, ding, ding, dong, ding, ding, dong

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