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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lyrics for Boire Mon Whiskey

Neal, I think he is saying "belle mere" and "beau pere" in that second verse. And I heard "J'l'ai tout vendu mes (or les) affaires" on that 3rd line in the 3rd verse. Dont know for sure on any of it, but thats what I hear. Quoi tu crois?

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lyrics for Boire Mon Whiskey

Yep. I really think it's "belle mere" and "beau pere". That's one of my favorite lines in the whole song.

I'm not sure about "la messe", but it definitely works for me.

Great job everyone. This is one of those tunes that doesn't get played to death so I look forward to adding it to my repertoire.

Best,

Nick

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lyrics for Boire Mon Whiskey

How did I manage to leave out belle mere et beau pere? That's definitely what I hear, too. I just left out mere et pere somehow when transcribing.

On the verse about the horse. I believe the sense is that his old horse is almost starving. There's no more corn in his barn. He has sold all the corn to make him some whiskey.

Still not sure about the line after his clothes are all torn. It almost sounds like he says hack (a wagon) and a la main (in my hand), but I like the idea that his clothes are torn so he has no way to go to Mass. It goes along with the irreverent tone of the whole song when he says there's nothing to worry or trouble him. Same sort of tone as Bosco Blues, where the man's wife has left him but all he can think about is going to Bosco to bring back a bale of hay for his calf.

As for Eddie's version, who knows whether or not those are original to him or were sometimes sung by Robert Bertrand or others. I think they work more or less as placeholders in Eddie's songs. Eddie's vocals are not particularly rich with stories, in my opinion, just some lines to sing because the tune calls for a vocal at some point. That's not meant as a criticism. I like his vocals and don't need stories when I know his great accordion playing is just around the corner!

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Yup, who cares if we are a little off on the lyrics, they are close enough for someone to use. Like most know, they never sung it same way anyway. Even new english songs I am not always sure of the lyrics. On another forum, a Canadian guy asked for some english lyrics to one of Joel Sonniers songs and we couldnt agree on those either.



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