European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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That was in 1937/1938, during the first crisis, and unemployment was a big issue.
That was in 1937/1938, during the first crisis, and unemployment was a big issue.
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As I had learned no trade, I did a little bit of everything.
As I had learned no trade, I did a little bit of everything.
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I worked in a toy factory; I also worked unloading the little boats on the Seine.
I worked in a toy factory; I also worked unloading the little boats on the Seine.
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I was not very picky about the work, as it was quite hard to find a job at the time.
I was not very picky about the work, as it was quite hard to find a job at the time.
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Song about the conspiracy
Song about the conspiracy
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‘There is a word: the underground.
‘There is a word: the underground.
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What does it mean? No one knows.
What does it mean? No one knows.
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It’s a heavenly attraction, rather poor board.
It’s a heavenly attraction, rather poor board.
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An illusion, air, ether, mist?
An illusion, air, ether, mist?
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Yet quite essential it is!
Yet quite essential it is!
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Cause the underground is the underground!
Cause the underground is the underground!
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That’s the bread of our lives!
That’s the bread of our lives!
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It is fab, it’s bliss,
It is fab, it’s bliss,
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to carry an MG!
to carry an MG!
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(MG is a gun)
(MG is a gun)
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An ordinary guerrilla looks as follows:
An ordinary guerrilla looks as follows:
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He’s quiet, he’s nice, kind, nothing particular at all!
He’s quiet, he’s nice, kind, nothing particular at all!
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Talking, he’s a clever guy,
Talking, he’s a clever guy,
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He’ll check up under the bed for a spy.
He’ll check up under the bed for a spy.
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The underground, the underground!
The underground, the underground!