SCANDALE DANS LA FAMILLE
(S-H. Brown / H. Donaldson / M. Teze, 1965)
Sacha Distel (France)
Autres interprètes: Dalida (1965), La Compagnie Créole (1986).
A Trinidad, tout là-bas aux Antilles
A Trinidad, vivait une famille
Y avait la Mama et le Papa
Et le grand fils aîné
Qui, à quarante ans
N'était toujours pas marié
Un jour il trouva, la fille qu'il voulait
Et dit à son père :
" Je voudrais l'épouser. "
Hélas mon garçon, hélas tu n'peux pas
Car cette fille est ta sœur
Et ta mère ne l'sait pas
Oh Papa, quel malheur
Quel grand malheur pour moi
Oh Papa, quel scandale
Si Maman savait ça
Deux ans passèrent et le garçon, un soir,
vint trouver son père et lui dit, plein d'espoir:
" La maîtresse d'école veut bien m'épouser "
Mais le pauvre père prit un air accablé:
Mon fils tu n'peux pas
tu n'peux pas faire ça
Car cette fille est ta sœur
Et ta mère ne l'sait pas !
Oh Papa, quel malheur
Quel grand malheur pour moi
Oh Papa, quel scandale
Si Maman savait ça
Dix ans après, il revint tout ému
Et dit à son père,
" Devine ce que j'ai vu ! "
Dans la plantation,
On vient d'embaucher
Plus de cinquante filles
Du village d'à côté
Hélas mon pauvre enfant
Les Dieux sont contre toi
Toutes ces filles sont tes sœurs
Et ta mère ne l'sait pas
A bout de patience,
Il s'en fut écœuré
Raconter à sa mère toute la vérité
Sa mère se mit à rire
Et lui dit : "Ne t'en fais pas
Ton père n'est pas ton père
Et ton père ne le sait pas"
Oh Mama, quel bonheur
Quel grand bonheur pour moi
Oh Mama, quel scandale
Si Papa savait ça
*****
UN GROSSO SCANDALO
(Brown / Donaldson / Beretta)
Dalida (France)
Woh papà ! che dirà la gente in città
Woh papà ! che scandalo se la mammà lo sa
A Trinidad viveva una famiglia
A Trinidad woh woh che famiglia
La mamma ed un papà con un ragazzo in età
Che amava la ragazza più carina in città
Il babbo pero gli disse di no
'E' tua sorella sposarti non puo
Tu solo lo sai, non dirlo giammai
Perchè se lo sa la mamma io sono nei guai
Woh papà ! Che dirà la gente in città
Woh papà ! Che scandalo se la mammà lo sa
Il figlio pianse sette lunghi di
L'inverno intanto passo cosi
Finchè l'estate sulla spiaggia
Una ragazza trovo e ancora dal suo babbo
A consigliarsi torno
I1 babbo pero gli disse di no
'E' tua sorella e sposarti non puo
Tu solo lo sai, non dirlo giammai
Perchè se lo sa la mammà io sono nei guai'
Woh papà ! Che dirà la gente in città
Woh papà ! Che scandalo se la memmà lo sa
Per sette volte il babbo disse di no
E allora il figlio da mamma ando
La mamma disse' sai lui non è tuo papà
Pero non dirlo al babbo che lui non lo sa
Woh mammà ! Che dirà la gente in città
Woh, woh, woh mammà ! Che scandalo se il moi papà lo sa
Woh mammà ! Cche dirà la gente in città ...
*****
SHAME AND SCANDAL IN THE FAMILY
(Brown / Donaldson)
Lance Percival - 1965
Sacha Distel - 1965
Les Surfs - 1965
Shawn Elliot - 1965
The Stylistics - 1977
Also recorded by: Trini Lopez; The Kingston Trio; Lee Curtis;
Peter Tosh; De Maskers; Sir Lancelot; Dr. Ring Ding; The Blues Busters;
Johnny Chester; Danny Taylor; Rob Rio.
Woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family
Woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family
In Trinidad there was a family
With much confusion as you will see
It was a mama and a papa and a boy who was grown
He wanted to marry, have a wife of his own
Found a young girl that suited him nice
Went to his papa to ask his advice
His papa said: "Son, I have to say no,
This girl is your sister, but your mama don't know"
Oh, woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family
Oh, woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family
A week went by and the summer came 'round
Soon the best cook in the island he found
He went to his papa to name the day
His papa shook his head and to him did say
"You Can't marry this girl, I have to say no
This girl is your sister, but your mama don't know"
Oh, woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family
Oh, woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family
He went to his mama and covered his head
And told his mama what his papa had said
His mama she laughed, she say, "Go man, go
Your daddy ain't your daddy, but your daddy don't know."
Oh, woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family
Oh, woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family
*****
Extra 3rd Verse as recorded by Lee Curtis:
The years went by
The boy wished he was dead.
He found seventeen girls and still wasn't wed
He went to his Papa
His Papa said: "No, those girls are your sisters
But your Mama don't know."
*****
Variation as recorded by Trini Lopez:
Woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family
Woe, it worries me
Shame and scandal in the family
In Trinidad there was a family
With much confusion as you will see
There was a Mama and a Papa and a boy who was grown
He wanted to marry a wife by his own
He met a young girl, who suited him nice
He went to his Papa to ask his advice
His Papa said, "Son, I have to say no
That girl is your sister, but your Mama don't know!"
Hey - woe is me
Shame and scandal in the family, hey
Woe, it worries me
Shame and scandal in the family
A week went by, the summer came down
Soon another girl on the island he found
He went to his Papa to name the day
His Papa shook his head and this time he did say
"You can't marry this girl, have to say no
That girl is your auntie, but your granny don't know!" Hey!
Woe, it worries me
Shame and scandal in the family, hey
Woe, it worries me
Shame and scandal in the family
Now he went to his Mama, covered his head
And told his Mama what his Papa had said
His Mama, she laughed, she said, "Go, son, go!
Your Daddy ain't your Daddy, but your Daddy don't know!"
Woe, it worries me.
Shame and scandal in the family, hey!
Woe, it worries me
Shame and scandal in the family
You know it, woe, it worries me-ee
Shame and scandal in the family
Woee, it worries me.........FADE
