Abraham et papa [English translation]

A long time ago, Yahweh came to have a cup of tea

With his old chum, Abraham

He said: "Look here, man, you seem to doubt me

Your soul I shall put to the test

If you believe in me, if you think I’m the best

In a word, if you’ve got faith

That no-good son of yours, that lazy little bum

You will sacrifice to me."

You would never have done something like that, Daddy

No, you never ever would have done something like that

Let it be said that, back then, Abraham

Was close to one hundred and forty

That he’d lost some of his marbles along the way

Would be quite conceivable, and yet

He started early the next morning

Taking his son with him

Without saying a word

To the place Yahweh had told him

You would never have done something like that, Daddy

No, you never ever would have done something like that

"Why so much wood?" asked Isaac

(For such was the name of the son)

His father answered without batting an eye

"We’re gonna make an offering"

"Cool! said the kid, but where is the ewe?

For no ewe means no barbecue"

But suddenly the old man raised his knife high

And suddenly, the son got his answer

You would never have done something like that, Daddy

No, you never ever would have done something like that

The rest is well-known: the Angel came down

Right in the nick of time

Apparently, Yahweh thought it a riot

Cause he pulled the same trick again

Centuries later, under another name

This time, he sent his own son

To croak on the cross, but this time, no Angel came around

To save him for this torture

You would never have done something like that, Daddy

No, you never ever would have done something like that

You would never have done something like that, Daddy

No, you never ever would have done something like that, Daddy!

• Artist:Sylvain Lelièvre