Paroles et musique : Pierre Perret
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1 On la trouvait plutt jolie, Lily
Elle arrivait des Somalies, Lily
Dans un bateau plein d'migrs
Qui venaient tous de leur plein gr
Vider les poubelles Paris.
Elle croyait qu'on tait gaux, Lily
Au pays d'Voltaire et d'Hugo, Lily
Mais pour Debussy en revanch'
Il faut deux noires pour une blanche
a fait un sacr distinguo
Elle aimait tant la libert, Lily
Elle rvait de fraternit, Lily
Un htelier rue Secrtan
Lui a prcis en arrivant
Qu'on ne recevait que des Blancs.
2 Elle a dcharg des cageots, Lily
Elle s'es tap les sal's boulots, Lily
Ell' crie pour vendre des choux-fleurs
Dans la rue, ses frr's de couleur
L'accompagn't au marteau piqueur
Et quand on l'appelait Blanche, Lily
Elle se laissait plus prendre au pige, Lily
Elle trouvait a trs amusant
Mm' s'il fallait serrer les dents
Ils auraient t trop contents.
Elle aimait un beau blond fris, Lily
Qui tait tout prs l'pouser, Lily
Mais la bell' famill' lui dit : "Nous
N'sommes pas racistes pour deux sous
Mais on n'veut pas de a chez nous."
3 Elle a essay l'Amrique, Lily
Ce grand pays dmocratiqu', Lily
Elle aurait pas cru sans le voir
Que la couleur du dsespoir
L-bas aussi ce fut le noir.
Mais dans un meeting Memphis, Lily
Elle a vu Angela Davis, Lily
Qui lui dit : "Viens ma petit' soeur"
En s'unissant on a moins peur
Des loups qui guettent le trappeur.
Et c'est pour conjurer sa peur, Lily
Qu'ell' lve aussi un poing rageur, Lily
Au milieu de tous ces gugus
Qui foutent le feu aux autobus
Interdits aux gens de couleur.
4 Mais dans ton combat quotidien, Lily
Tu connatras un type bien, Lily
Et l'enfant qui natra un jour
Aura la couleur de l'amour
Contre laquelle on ne peut rien.
On la trouvait plutt jolie, Lily
Elle arrivait des Somalies, Lily
Dans un bateau plein d'migrs
Qui venaient tous de leur plein gr
Vider les poubelles Paris
Pierre Perret (born July 9, 1934 in Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne) is a French singer and composer. Pierre Perret resides in the city of Nangis.
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