Il est bel et bon commère, mon mary.
Il estoit deux femmes toutes d'un pays,
Disans L'une à l'autre: avez bon mary.
Il ne me courousse, ne me bat aussy.
Il fait le ménage, il donne aux poulailles
Et je prends mes plaisirs.
Commère, c'est pour rire
Quant les poulailles crient:
Coco-da, petite coquette, qu'esse cy?

He is a good chap, my husband, I tell you, neighbour.
There were two women from the same region
asking each other "What's your husband like?"
he doesn't annoy me or beat me,
he does the housework and feeds the chickens
while I enjoy myself.
I tell you neighbour, it's a laugh
when the chickens cluck:
"Little coquette, cockle-doodle-do, What's this?"