(original spelling)

Qu'i' sont heureux, les viers garçons.

I n'ont ni èfants ni maisons,

Ni femm's à leux badrer la tête.

Je dis pour mai, qu'i' faut êt' bête,

Quand nou-z est libre et sans souci,

De prendre une femm' pour vos plaigui.

Je ne l' f'rai pon! - nennin! - nennin!

Quand nou -z est ben, i' faut s'y tenin!

Non non! non non! je ne l'frai pon!

Je resterai bouan vier garçon :

Quand nou-z est comm' je sis à-ch'teu,

Assis à s'n aise auprès du feu,

Fumant sa pipe à san tout-seu':

Dites-mai! n'y fait y pon millieu',

Que d' avé matée endrait sai,

Une femme, ufutche à vos gronner!

Et d's èfants, par dessu' l'marchi.

A vos assommer de leux brit!

Oh! oui, oui, oui : qu'ou n' m'en pâl' pon,

Je sis et serai vier garçon!

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