Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Georges Moustaki
Canonical path: /georges-moustaki/joseph
Related lyric paths: 6
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Joseph
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Joseph
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Voilà c'que c'est, mon vieux Joseph
Que d'avoir pris la plus jolie
Parmi les filles de galilée
Celle qu'on appelait Marie
Tu aurais pu, mon vieux Joseph
Prendre sarah ou Déborah
Et rien ne serait arrivé
Mais tu as préféré Marie
Tu aurais pu, mon vieux Joseph
Rester chez toi, tailler ton bois
Plutôt que d'aller t'exiler
Et te cacher avec Marie
Tu aurais pu, mon vieux Joseph
Faire des petits avec Marie
Et leur apprendre ton métier
Comme ton père te l'avait appris
Pourquoi a-t-il fallu, Joseph
Que ton enfant, cet innocent
Ait eu ces étranges idées
Qui ont tant fait pleurer Marie?
Parfois je pense à toi, Joseph
Mon pauvre ami, lorsque l'on rit
De toi qui n'avais demandé
Qu'à vivre heureux avec Marie
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Georges Moustaki performs "Joseph", and this lyric page sits inside the Georges Moustaki catalog on LyroVerse.
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