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I joined the foreign legion With a saber in my hand I crawled across the desert With my belly in the sand With men who loved their camels And their brandy and I swear Nobody dished, nobody swished When I was a Foreign Legionnaire Oh, what lovely dishes They're so delicate and frail Mine have naked children I believe they're only male Oops, I think they're playing Some exotic, little game Oops, I think that Leap-frog is its name This is even worse than I feared The son is strange, the father is weird To meet the wife, I'm actually afraid I prefer that Anne remain an old maid It's appalling to confess Our new in-laws are a mess She's a prude, he's a prig She's a pill, he's a pig So zis, zis, zis for you, Papa I joined the foreign legion with a saber in my hand (Oh, what lovely dishes) (They're so delicate and frail) I crawled across the desert with my belly in the sand (Mine have naked children) (I believe they're only male) With men who loved their camels and their brandy and I swear (Oops, I think they're playing some exotic, little game) Nobody dished, nobody swished (I prefer that Anne remain an old maid) When I was a Foreign Legionnaire I joined the foreign legion with a saber in my hand (Oh, what lovely dishes) (They're so delicate and frail) I crawled across the desert with my belly in the sand (Mine have naked children) (I believe they're only male) With men who loved their camels and their brandy and I swear (Oops, I think they're playing some exotic, little game) Nobody dished, nobody swished (I prefer that Anne remain an old maid) When I was a Foreign Legionnaire Here's mother