Aiken Drum
Aiken Drum
Aiken Drum
Chanson enfantine
Chanson enfantine
(Anglais)
(Français)
There was a man lived in the moon,
Lived in the moon, lived in the moon,
There was a man lived in the moon,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And he played upon a ladle,
A ladle, a ladle,
And he played upon a ladle,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his hat was made of good cream cheese,
Good cream cheese, good cream cheese,
And his hat was made of good cream cheese,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his coat was made of good roast beef,
Good roast beef, good roast beef,
And his coat was made of good roast beef,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his buttons were made of penny loaves,
Penny loaves, penny loaves,
And his buttons were made of penny loaves,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his waistcoat was made of crust of pies,
Crust of pies, crust of pies,
And his waistcoat was made of crust of pies,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
His breeches were made of haggis bags,
Haggis bags, haggis bags,
His breeches were made of haggis bags,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
There was a man in another town,
Another town, another town,
There was a man in another town,
And his name was Willy Wood;
And he played upon a razor,
A razor, a razor,
And he played upon a razor,
And his name was Willy Wood.
And he ate up all the good cream cheese,
Good cream cheese, good cream cheese,
And he ate up all the good cream cheese,
And his name was Willy Wood.
And he ate up all the good roast beef,
Good roast beef, good roast beef,
And he ate up all the good roast beef,
And his name was Willy Wood.
And he ate up all the penny loaves,
Penny loaves, penny loaves,
And he ate up all the penny loaves,
And his name was Willy Wood.
And he ate up all the good pie crust,
Good pie crust, good pie crust,
And he ate up all the good pie crust,
And his name was Willy Wood.
But he choked upon the haggis bags,
Haggis bags, haggis bags,
But he choked upon the haggis bags,
And that ended Willy Wood.
Here's a More Modern Version
of Aiken Drum
There was a man lived in the moon,
In the moon, in the moon,
There was a man lived in the moon,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
(chorus)
And he played upon a ladle,
A ladle, a ladle,
He played upon a ladle,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his hair was made of spaghetti,
Spaghetti, spaghetti,
His hair was made of spaghetti,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
(chorus)
And his eyes were made of meatballs,
Meatballs, meatballs,
His eyes were made of meatballs,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
(chorus)
And his mouth was made of pizza,
Pizza, pizza,
His mouth was made of pizza,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
(chorus)
And his coat was made of roast beef,
Roast beef, roast beef,
His coat was made of roast beef,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
(chorus)
And his hat was made of good cream cheese,
good cream cheese, good cream cheese,
And his hat was made of good cream cheese,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
And he played upon a ladle,
A ladle, a ladle,
He played upon a ladle,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
Il y avait un homme qui vivait dans la lune
Vivait dans la lune, vivait dans la lune
Il y avait un homme qui vivait dans la lune
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Et il jouait sur une louche
Une louche, une louche
Et il jouait sur une louche
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Et son chapeau était en bon fromage à la crème
Bon fromage à la crème, bon fromage à la crème
Et son chapeau était en bon fromage à la crème
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Et son manteau était en bon rosbif
Bon rosbif, bon rosbif,
Et son manteau était en bon rosbif
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Et ses boutons étaient en petits pains*
Petits pains, petits pains,
Et ses boutons étaient en petits pains
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Et son gilet était en croûte de tourte,
Croûte de tourte, croûte de tourte
Et son gilet était en croûte de tourte,
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Ses pantalons étaient en poches de haggis**
Poches de haggis, poches de haggis
Ses pantalons étaient en poches de haggis
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Il y avait un homme dans une autre ville,
Une autre ville, une autre ville,
Il y avait un homme dans une autre ville,
Et il s'appelait Willy Wood.
Et il a misé sur un rasoir,
Un rasoir, un rasoir,
Et il a misé sur un rasoir,
Et il s'appelait Willy Wood.
Et il a mangé tout le bon fromage à la crème,
Bon fromage à la crème, bon fromage à la crème,
Et il a mangé tout le bon fromage à la crème,
Et il s'appelait Willy Wood.
Et il a mangé tout le bon rosbif,
Bon rosbif, bon rosbif,
Et il a mangé tout le bon rosbif,
Et il s'appelait Willy Wood.
Et il a mangé tous les petits pains,
Petits pains, petits pains,
Et il a mangé tous les petits pains,
Et il s'appelait Willy Wood.
Et il a mangé toutes les bonnes croûtes de tourtes,
Bonnes croûtes de tourtes, croûtes de tourtes,
Et il a mangé toutes les bonnes croûtes de tourtes,
Et il s'appelait Willy Wood.
Mais il a calé sur les poches de haggis,
Poches de haggis, poches de haggis,
Mais il a calé sur les poches de haggis,
Et ça a achevé Willy Wood.
Voici une version plus moderne
de Aiken Drum
Il y avait un homme qui vivait dans la lune,
Vivait dans la lune, vivait dans la lune,
Il y avait un homme qui vivait dans la lune,
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
(refrain)
Et il jouait sur une louche,
Une louche, une louche,
Il jouait sur une louche,
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Et ses cheveux étaient en spaghettis,
Spaghettis, spaghettis,
Ses cheveux étaient en spaghettis,
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
(refrain)
Et ses yeux étaient des boulettes de viande,
Boulettes de viande, boulettes de viande,
Ses yeux étaient des boulettes de viande,
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
(refrain)
Et sa bouche était en pizza,
Pizza, pizza,
Sa bouche était en pizza,
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
(refrain)
Et son manteau était en rosbif,
Bon rosbif, bon rosbif,
Et son manteau était en rosbif,
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
(refrain)
Et son chapeau était en bon fromage à la crème,
Bon fromage à la crème, bon fromage à la crème,
Et son chapeau était en bon fromage à la crème,
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Et il jouait sur une louche,
Une louche, une louche,
Il jouait sur une louche,
Et il s'appelait Aiken Drum.
Notes
*penny loaves : des pains d'environ 150g qui coûtaient 1 penny
**Plat traditionnel écossais : panse de brebis farcie avec un hachis fait avec les poumons, le cœur et le foie de la brebis, des oignons, du gruau d'avoine, et assaisonnée.
Partition
Remerciements
Merci beaucoup à Ernestine Shargool pour cette chanson.
Thanks so much!