Once upon a time, and many miles away
Looking for adventure, travelling across the country
Four young men created an attraction
Telling pretty stories and playing an instument
Hey!
Ordinary people returning from the fields
Gathered on the place, a woodshed set aflame
Dancing all around, and headied by the wine
Striking up a song, everybody cheered....
(CHORUS)
And it's
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Quand le roy s'en va-t-en guerre
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Administer l'or du peuple
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Notre reine a la cuisse legere
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! et le roy restera l'eternal cocu!
Watching from a distance, his Majesty the King
Wondering what it is that causes such a hubbub
Calls for an inquiry of what appears to be
A source of entertainment, a remedy to boredom
And the king's court emissary finally comes back
Troubled by the wine, stammers his report
Delighted by the news, his Majesty decides
The band will play tomorrow, for the court to 
entertain!
(CHORUS)
And it's
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Quand le roy s'en va-t-en guerre
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Administer l'or du peuple
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Notre reine a la cuisse legere
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! et le roy restera l'eternal cocu!
One ne revit plus jamais, notre quatuor errant
Mais la culture d'un pays ne se meurt point facilement
Si vous allez donc un jour du cote de ce village
Vous endentrez surement entonner a force voix....
(CHORUS)
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Quand le roy s'en va-t-en guerre
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Administer l'or du peuple
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Notre reine a la cuisse legere
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! et le roy restera l'eternal....
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Quand le roy s'en va-t-en guerre
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Administer l'or du peuple
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Notre reine a la cuisse legere
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! et le roy restera l'eternal cocu!