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Hinky Dinky Parlez-Vous

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The bosses are taking it on the chin, parlez-vous;
The bosses are taking it on the chin, parlez-vous;
The bosses are taking it on the chin because the strikers won’t give in;
Hinky dinky parlez-vous.

The scabs are having a heck of a time, parlez-vous;
The scabs are having a heck of a time, parlez-vous;
The scabs are having a heck of a time trying to cross the picket line;
Hinky dinky parlez-vous.

The boss is shaking at the knees, parlez-vous;
The boss is shaking at the knees, parlez-vous;
The boss is shaking at the knees; he’s shaking in his B.V.D.’s; [*]
Hinky dinky parlez-vous.

We’re going to win the union shop, parlez-vous;
We’re going to win the union shop, parlez-vous;
We’re going to win the union shop; we’ll clean the floor with a union mop;
Hinky dinky parlez-vous.

We’re staying on the picket line, parlez-vous;
We’re staying on the picket line, parlez-vous;
We’re staying on the picket line until we get the boss to sign;
Hinky dinky parlez-vous.
Nota

[*] B.V.D.’s, per “Bradley, Voorhees & Day”, marca di biancheria intima creata a New York nel 1876.

Old BVDs commercial


Anche noi qui, negli anni 70 e 80, ci siamo messi le mutande e le magliette BVD, allora marchiate “Fruit of the Loom” (le compravo a prezzo stracciato allo spaccio della Robe di Kappa…). Il significato di “Shaking in his BVD’s” non credo necessiti di traduzione.

BVD in the Eighties




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