"You Rascal You" is an American song written by Sam Theard in 1929,[1] and legally titled "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead".[2] The lyrics take the form of threats and complaints leveled against a man who has repaid the singer's hospitality and kindness by running off with the singer's wife.
Theard made a follow-up song in 1930 titled "I Done Caught That Rascal Now".[1]
French version
The song was adapted into French under the title "Vieille canaille" in 1951 by Jacques Plante for Jacques Hélian and his orchestra, with Jean Marco as singer. Serge Gainsbourg covered it in 1979 in a reggae version on his album Aux armes et cætera. He also recorded it as a duet with Eddy Mitchell on the latter's album Eddy Paris Mitchell in 1986, and as a single that sold 75,000 copies.
