Yesterday, as Mudcat was down, I couldn't copy and paste the lyrics and translation of the song I meant to sing as I usually do, so I sang something else. It reads here that it's a traditional kids song.
We have it on Mama Lisa's World where you'll find a midi and a sheet music along with the lyrics and this very English translation -and a French and a Spanish one if you switch to these languages on the site.

PAPETA CALHAU (Occitan) I aviá un cat e un chin (x2) Que fasián la terralha Traulala, Papeta Calhau I aviá un cat e un chin Que fasián la terralha I aviá una mosca al plafond (x2) Que s'espetava de rire Traulala, Papeta Calhau… Tombèt de la muralha Se copèt las doas cuèissas… Lo lendeman matin La menèrem a l'ospici… Lo suslendeman matin La retrobèrem mòrta… Lo jorn de l'enterrament Faguèrem una panta de rire… I aviá per capelan Un chin vestit de negre… I aviá per enfants de còr Dos cats vestits de roge… I aviá per corbilhard La carreta de Lazari… I aviá per carretièr Denis vestit en mosca Sortiguent del cementèri Rescontrèrem una nòça Aquí lo dòl passat De la paura mosqueta… Nos metèrem a dançar Al mitan de la carrièra…

GRANDPA STONE There were a cat and a dog (x2) Who were washing the dishes Trawlala, Grandpa Stone There were a cat and a dog Who were washing the dishes There was a fly on the ceiling (x2) Who was laughing his head off Trawlala, Grandpa Stone… He fell down from the wall He broke his two thighs… The next morning We brought him to the hospital… The morning after We found him dead… On the day of the burial We had a lot of fun… There was as a priest A dog dressed in black… There were as altar boys Two cats dressed in red… There was as a hearse Lazarus' cart… There was as a driver Dennis dressed up as a fly. When going out from the churchyard We came across a wedding. When the poor fly's mourning Was over We started to dance In the middle of the street…

Recording by Aqueles -a band from around here who have a Sète accent where they pronounce the final stressless "a" as /a/ instead of the usual Languedoc /ɔ/.
Recording by Gérard Franco that you'll also find at the 1st link at the top.


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