[Verse 1] I get camping eyes in the final hour Last minute shoppers picking cauliflower The fuss they make you’d swear they were buying a car They always moan moan it’s not so cheap Cheaper still cheaper still down the street Lose my rag and tell them take your bag and shop down there Closing down they’re closing down another road One way system steals the show Mack the knife swigs a can and sings the day away [Chorus] There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest   There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest   [Verse 2] The flower man sits down in the street Surrounded by the stock he bought last week Bring back the ladies wearing lipstick on their teeth Make up we make up a crappy joke Sit back relax and have a smoke Mack the knife swigs a can and sings the day away [Chorus] There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest   There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest   There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest   There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest   [Verse 3] I get camping eyes in the final hour Last minute shoppers picking cauliflower Mack the knife swigs a can and sings the day away [Outro] There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest   There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest   There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest   There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest  

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque une certaine mélancolie face aux tracas du quotidien, notamment lors des courses de dernière minute et des plaisanteries du vendeur de fleurs au coin de la rue. Elle souligne le paradoxe de la vie : sous l'apparence de la simplicité, il y a une richesse et une vitalité insoupçonnées, même chez ceux qui semblent vivre dans des conditions précaires, comme un sans-abri. Les personnages croisés, comme Mack the Knife, incarnent cette insouciance et célébrent la vie malgré les difficultés. C'est une réflexion sur ce qui compte vraiment et sur la beauté de la vie, même dans les moments les plus anodins.