Videyo Clip
Lyrics
It was Christmas Eve, babe
– Li te Nwèl La, ti bebe
In the drunk tank
– Nan tank la bwè
An old man said to me
– Yon vye nèg te di m
“Won’t see another one”
– “Pa pral wè yon lòt”
And then he sang a song
– Apre sa li te chante yon chante
‘The Rare Old Mountain Dew’
– ‘Rare Old Mountain Dew La’
I turned my face away
– Mwen vire figi m
And dreamed about you
– Ak reve sou ou
Got on a lucky one
– Te gen yon chans
Came in eighteen-to-one
– Te vini nan dizwit-a-yon sèl
I’ve got a feeling
– Mwen gen yon santiman
This year’s for me and you
– Ane sa a se pou mwen ak ou
So, Happy Christmas
– Se Konsa, Bon Nwèl
I love you, baby
– Mwen renmen ou, ti bebe
I can see a better time
– Mwen ka wè yon pi bon moman
When all our dreams come true
– Lè tout rèv nou yo rive vre
They’ve got cars big as bars, they’ve got rivers of gold
– Yo gen machin gwo tankou ba, yo gen rivyè lò
But the wind goes right through you, it’s no place for the old
– Men van an ale dwat nan ou, li se pa yon kote pou fin vye granmoun
When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve
– Lè ou te premye pran men m ‘ sou yon Frèt Nwèl Eve
You promised me Broadway was waiting for me
– Ou te pwomèt mwen Broadway te ap tann pou mwen
You were handsome, you were pretty, queen of New York City
– Ou te bèl, ou te bèl, rèn Nan New York City
When the band finished playing, they howled out for more
– Lè gwoup la te fini jwe, yo te kriye pou plis
Sinatra was swinging, all the drunks, they were singing
– Sinatra te balanse, tout moun ki bwè, yo te chante
We kissed on a corner, then danced through the night
– Nou bo sou yon kwen, lè sa a, danse nan mitan lannwit lan
The boys of the NYPD choir were singing “Galway Bay”
– Ti gason koral NYPD yo t ap chante “Galway Bay”
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas Day
– Epi klòch yo te sonnen pou Jou Nwèl la
You’re a bum, you’re a punk, you’re an old slut on junk
– Ou se yon vagabond, ou se yon punk, ou se yon vye fanm sou fatra
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
– Kouche la prèske mouri sou yon gout nan kabann sa a
You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap, lousy faggot
– Ou scumbag, ou maggot, ou bon mache, fagot sal
Happy Christmas, your arse, I pray God it’s our last
– Bon Nwèl, bourik ou, mwen priye Bondye li se dènye Nou an
The boys of the NYPD choir, still singing “Galway Bay”
– Ti gason yo nan koral LA NYPD, toujou chante ” Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day
– Epi klòch yo ap sonnen Pou Jou Nwèl la
“I could have been someone”, well, so could anyone
– “Mwen te kapab yon moun”, byen, se konsa te kapab nenpòt moun
You took my dreams from me when I first found you
– Ou te pran rèv mwen nan men m lè mwen te jwenn ou pou premye fwa
I kept them with me, babe, I put them with my own
– Mwen te kenbe yo avè m’, ti bebe, mwen mete yo ak pwòp mwen
Can’t make it all alone, I’ve built my dreams around you
– Pa ka fè li tout pou kont li, mwen te bati rèv mwen alantou ou
The boys of the NYPD choir, still singing “Galway Bay”
– Ti gason yo nan koral LA NYPD, toujou chante ” Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day
– Epi klòch yo ap sonnen Pou Jou Nwèl la
