The Devil (Le Diable (Ca Va))

from Collecting Brel - Vol. 2 by Collecting Brel

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lyrics

One day, one day the Devil came to earth
One day the Devil came to earth to look over his interests
He heard everything, the Devil
He heard everything and he saw everything
And after the Devil had heard everything and seen everything
He went back to his home... down there
And down there they had a great feast
And at the end of the great feast the Devil rose form his position at the head of the table
And he gave this speech...

It's so good.

Their children all take guns to school
Their streets are all full of whores
It's so good
Their men amuse themselves like fools
With dangerous games like the war\
It's so good

Trains derail without a sound
Because their boys are full of ideals
They got tired of being pushed around
So they put bombs on the rails

It leads to deaths full of sin
When people die without confessing
It's so good

Nothing's sold and all is bought
Like love and honour and holiness
It's so good
Their criminals all run the courts
And their Government's stuck in it's own mess
It's so good

Their adults steal the dollars
Saved for children and their babies
And Europe's starting to play the miser
In the 21st century

It leads to deaths from starvation
The starvation of nations
It's so good

Men have all seen too much
They close their eyes on everything
It's so good
There are lovers out there who don't dare touch
And singers who're afraid to sing
It's so good

They treat their men like mules
And they worship stupidity
They read the papers full of fools
And Praise the bastards on TV

And yeah, it hursts the honest men
But who cares about them?
It's so good

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from Collecting Brel - Vol. 2, released March 1, 2019

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