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| Title |
Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong |
| Composer |
Fred Fisher, 1875-1942 |
| Lyrics by |
Willie Raskin; Billy Rose, 1899-1966 |
| Publisher |
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc |
| Place Pub. |
New York |
| Copyright |
1927 |
| Physical Description |
1 score (4 p.) : ill. ; 31 cm. |
| Subjects |
LCSH: Songs with piano
LCTGM: Hats; Men
Local: Europe; France; Songs about love; Songs with geographic locations |
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| Lyrics |
Verse 1:
They say the French are naughty They say the French are bad They all declare that over there The French are going mad They have a reputation Of being very gay I just got back from Paris And I just want to say
Chorus 1:
When they go Parlay Voo and Par lay Vee Zis for you and Zat for me FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG When they go Oolalalalalala on ze Boule Boulevah FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG They shake a ze hand They shake a ze feet They roll ze eyes and kiss each other on the street And even tho' the Irish and the Dutch Say it don't amount to much FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG. When they go WRONG.
Verse 2:
McCloskey was a sailor He sailed the ocean blue He had a gal in Zanzibar And one in Timbuctoo One day McCloskey told me "I'm off for gay Paree I've been a sport all over But take a tip from me
Chorus 2:
When they pass up a plate of ham and eggs To eat a bullfrogs skinny legs FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG And if a quart of wine is not as dear, As watered milk is over here, FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG They're married today, tomorrow they're free It costs a buck to get divorced in Gay Paree And if a big truck-driver over there Wears silk and satin underwear, FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG
Chorus 3:
Whenever sunny France is in a jam They always call on Uncle Sam FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG And when they found they couldn't cross the Rhine They let the Yankees break the line FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG They borrowed our gold, they borrowed our jack And now they say they don't intend to pay it back I tell you, I don't blame those guys a bit If we let them get away with it FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG
Chorus 4:
All of our fashions come from Gay Paree And if they come above the knee FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG And if they give the world a new design To prove a lady has a spine FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG They shorten them here, they shorten them there And if her name is Teddy, they make Teddy Bear If they prefer to see their women dress With more or less of less and less FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG
Chorus 5:
When they put on a show and it's a hit No one tries to censor it FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG And when a book is selling at it's best It isn't stopped, it's not suppressed FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG Whenever they're dry, for brandy or rye To get it they don't have give up their right eye And when we brag about our liberty And they laugh at you and me FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG
Chorus 6:
If all the husbands sit around and shirk And let the women go to work FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG And if he lets his wifie dig a well While he digs up a mamoselle FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG In Viva la France, they're full of romance You'll find policemen with embroidery on their pants And when they start to sing the Marsellaise They sing it forty different ways FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG
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