Compère Guilleri.

Verse 1

1. Il était un p'tit homme,eel ay-teh uhn ptee om-muh,There once was a little man,
2. Qui s'app'lait Guilleri,kee sahp-leh gee-yuh-ree,Who was called Guilleri,
3. Il s'en fut à la chasse,eel sahn few ah lah shahs-suh,He went off hunting,
4. À la chasse aux perdrix,ah lah shahs oh pehr-dree,Hunting for partridges,

Refrain

1. Carabi, Titi, Carabi, Toto, Carabo,kah-rah-bee, tee-tee, kah-rah-bee, toh-toh, kah-rah-boh,Carabi, Titi, Carabi, Toto, Carabo,
2. Compère Guilleri :kohm-peh-ruh gee-yuh-ree :Friend Guilleri:
3. Te lairas-tu, te lairas-tu, te lairas-tu mourir ?tuh leh-rah-tew, tuh leh-rah-tew, tuh leh-rah-tew moo-reer ?Will you let yourself, will you let yourself, will you let yourself die?

Verse 2

1. Il monta sur un arbre,eel mohn-tah sewr uhn-nahr-bruh,He climbed up into a tree,
2. Pour voir ses chiens couri,poor vwahr say shyehn koo-ree,To watch his hounds run,

Verse 3

1. La branche vint à rompre,lah brahn-shuh vehn ah rohn-pruh,The branch happened to break,
2. Et Guilleri tombit,ay gee-yuh-ree tohn-bee,And Guilleri fell,

Verse 4

1. Il se cassa la jambeeel suh kah-sah lah zhahn-buhHe broke his leg
2. Et le bras se démit,ay luh brah suh day-mee,And put his arm out,

Verse 5

1. Les dam's de l'Hôpitalelay dahm duh loh-pee-tah-luhThe ladies from the hospital
2. Sont arrivé's au bruit,sohn ah-ree-vay oh brwee,Came running at the noise,

Verse 6

1. L'une apporte un emplâtre,lewn ah-port uhn nahn-plah-truh,One brings a plaster,
2. L'autre de la charpi',loh-truh duh lah shahr-pee,The other some lint,

Verse 7

1. On lui banda la jambeohn lwee bahn-dah lah zhahn-buhThey bandaged his leg
2. Et le bras lui remit,ay luh brah lwee ruh-mee,And set his arm right,

Verse 8

1. Pour remercier ces dames,poor ruh-mehr-see-ay say dah-muh,To thank these ladies,
2. Guilleri les embrassit,gee-yuh-ree lay-zahn-brah-see,Guilleri kissed them,