Amish Paradise

 

Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas,

L’excellentissime « Amish Paradise » du génial  Weird Al Yankovic. Ses mimiques avec chapeau et barbe sont hilarantes. Cette version est presque meilleure que l'originale!

  
 

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As i walk throught the valley where i harvest my grain,

I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain.

But that's just perfect for an Amish like me,

you know I shun fancy things like electricity.

At 4:30 in the mornin' i'm milking cows,

Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows, fool

and I've been milking and plowing so long that

even Ezekial thinks that my mind is gone.

I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline,

got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin,

but if I finish all of my chores, and you finish thine,

then tonight we're going to party like it's 1699.

 

(Chorus)

we've been spending most our lives living in an Amish Paradise,

I churn butter once or twice, living in an Amish Paradise,

It's hard work and sacrifice, living in an Amish Paradise,

We sell quilts at discount price, living in an Amish Paradise.

 

 

A local boy kicked me in the butt last week,

i just smiled at him, and I turned the other cheek.

I don't really care, in fact I wish him well,

cause I'll be laughing my head off when he's burning in Hell.

I ain't never punched a tourist even if he deserved it,

an Amish with a 'tude, you know that's unheard of.

I never wear buttons, but I got a cool hat,

and my homies agree i really look good in black, fool

If you come to visit, you'll be bored to tears,

we haven't even payed the phone bill in 300 years,

But we ain't really quaint, so please don't point and stare,

we're just technologically impaired.

 

there's no phone, no lights, no motorcars, not a single

luxury,

like robonson Crusoe, it's as primitive as can be,

 

(chorus)

we've been spending most our lives living in an Amish Paradise,

we're just plain and simple guys, living in an Amish Paradise,

there's no time for sin and vice, living in an Amish Paradise,

We don't fight, we all play nice, living in an Amish Paradise

 

Hitching up the buggy, churning lots of butter,

raised a barn on Monday, soon i'll raise anutter

think you're really rightious?

think you're pure in heart?

well i know i'm a million times as humble as thou art.

I'm the pioust guy the little Amletts want to be like

on my knees day and night scoring points for the afterlife.

so don't be vain, and don't be whiney,

or else my brother might have to get medieval on your hiney.

 

(chorus)

we've been spending most our lives living in an Amish Paradise,

We're all crazy Mennonites, living in an Amish Paradise,

there's no cops or traffic lights, living in an Amish Paradise,

But you'd probably think it bites, living in an Amish Paradise,

 

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yech!