Student Labélure? … Present!
You’re top of the class in history?
Well then, tell me about Vercingétorix
What was his life? His death? His birth?
Answer me properly… and you’ll get a ten.
“Mr. Inspector,
I know all that by heart.
Vercingétorix was born under Louis-Philippe
He beat the Chinese one night at Roncevaux
He’s the one who started the fashion for briefs
And died for it on the scaffold.”
“The topic is fresh,
Bravo, you’ll get a nine.”
Chorus
We’re not idiots,
We’ve even got some education
At Butterfly High School,
At Butterfly High School.
Student Peaudarent… Present!
You know natural history well?
Well then, tell me what a ruminant is.
And name some for me… and I remind you
That I give tens when I’m happy.
“Mr. Inspector,
I know all that by heart.
Ruminants are beetles
Like the lobster or the sewer rat,
The wooden horse, the louse, the mother-in-law…
Who drools on its prey and then swallows it all.”
“Very well answered,
I’ll give you eight… no more…”
(Chorus)
Student Isaac? … Present!
In arithmetic you’re admirable,
Tell me what the rule of three is.
By the way, wasn’t your father an accountant
For Hollywood films… so answer me.
“Mr. Inspector,
I know all that by heart.
The rule of three?… It’s three businessmen
Two big film producers and then
A third who’s the backer
He provides the money and never sees it again.”
“Isaac, my boy,
You’ll get nine and a half!…”
(Chorus)
Student Trouffigne? … Present!
You’re unique in geography?
Name the departments for me,
The rivers and towns of Normandy,
Its specialties and its representatives?
“Mr. Inspector,
I know all that by heart.
It’s in Normandy that the Moselle flows
Capital: Béziers and main town: Toulon.
They make caviar and mortadella there
And that’s where Philibert Besson died.”
“You’re really knowledgeable
I’ll give you ten without hesitation.”
(Chorus)
Student Legateux? … Present!
You’re the best in anatomy?
Please answer this question:
For a human being to live his life
What are his organs, and what are their functions?
“Mr. Inspector,
I know all that by heart.
We have a skull, to show off
Blood to feel with, teeth to dance with
We have arms…
They’re for breweries
Kidneys for rinsing
A liver for whipping.”
“Well. It’s clear and straightforward
But it’s not worth more than seven.”
(Chorus)
Student Cancrelas? … Present!
You’re the last, that makes me sad.
I see you in the class way back at the bottom
In philosophy, do you know anything?
Answer me yes, answer me no.
“Mr. Inspector,
I don’t know anything by heart.
Yes, I’m the last, I pass for a dunce
But I don’t care, I’m next to the radiator
And later on I want to become a minister
The less knowledgeable I am, the more I’ll be worth.”
“I say: bravo!
But I’ll give you zero.”
