Paroles:
La Banqueroute

Refrain Oh, j'ai fait une banqueroute J'ai fait une banqueroute Oh j'ai vendu ma ch'mise ainsi que mon violon Ma femme court apres moe, a m'dit mon cher

Refrain Oh, j'ai fait une banqueroute J'ai fait une banqueroute Oh j'ai vendu ma ch'mise ainsi que mon violon Ma femme court apres moe, a m'dit mon

One starry night as I lay sleepin' One starry night as I lay in bed Dreamed I heard wagon wheels a'creakin' When I awoke, love, found you had fled I'

Another sleepless night On a foreign shore Candle flickers by my bed Locks bolt my door I drink too much wine But it gives my brain relief Stops the

Izzy was a tailor down the lower east side The very man to top you off with dignity and pride His mother wanted him to marry a Katz from Houston Street

Oh, I see you lookin' from the corner of your eye As I put on me make-up, hoist me skirt up high I won't be comin' home tonight, just so as you know Lock

One evening while out strollin' a friend I chanced to see He was begging behind a bottle On Spring and Bowery He said, "I got some news for you Only

I'm proud to be a banker I'm proud to be a banker I'm proud to be a banker 'Cause I get to play with other people's money I'm having a lousy day I burn

My name is Tom Cranker and I'm a jolly banker, I'm a Jolly banker, jolly banker am I. I safeguard the farmers and widows and orphans, Singin' I'm a jolly