Here is the Jura song Jeannette, Jeannot. Some words/lines are still all Greek to me and my s-i-l. J'âmo bin ma Jeannette Et son nâ rizolet: Tot cein qu'on l'ai conmande Lo fa à bètzevet. Refrain Jeannette, Jeannette, Jeannette, Jeannot. Faut brama trei coup Jeannette, Et rein qu'un coup Jeannot! Jeannette, Jeannot. Hé Jeannette, Hé Jeannot 2 Lo bet' ein tsamp lè vatse Dévant de lè z'aryâ, Lè caïon dein l'étrabllye Chautant lau dédjonnâ. 3 Jeannot, t'î onna bîte Lè bin tè que t'î fou: T'a rolhî noutrè modze, Epouairî lo berau! 4 T'î pas fotya deféré Ne bûro, ne sèré, Et te letse la cranma! Quin repé de sorcié! 5 Jeannot! oh! tsaravoûta! T'ein a mé bu soulon, Que n'ein a pè La Coûta Dein lè meillâo z'aotôn. 6 Quais'-tè, vîlhie baôgresse Fifare de café! T'ein faut dâi zécouèlette Quasu plleinn' onna mé. 7 Et porquie ein tant dere Et tant no remauffâ? Fazein vit' onna danse, Dévant que de goutâ! Translation I like my Jeannette And her funny nose: whatever we command her she does backwards Chorus Jeannette, Jeannette, Jeannette, Jeannot. You have to shout three times "Jeannette", And but only once "Jeannot" Jeannette, Jeannot. Hey Jeannette, Hey Jeannot Sing to the cows Before milking them; Calves in the barn Are skipping their breakfast. Jeannot, you're a beast Maybe (?) you're crazy: You hit our heifer Terrified the ram You are not able To make neither butter nor whey cheese, And you leave the cream! What a wizard's meal Jeannot, oh! Rascal! You already drank too much, you drunkard, Than there is by La Coûta (???) (La Couta is some town) in the best (?) Shut up, you old bastard Barfly/drinker! You need little bowls As full as a flour bin. And why speak so much And growling so much Let's do a dance Quickly before tea.
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