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The French Lesson

Mel Tormé
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Le livre, le livre Le livre, the book Le penne, la plume La plume, the pen La chaise, la chaise Le crayon, le crayon Le cahier, le cahier Le papier, le papier Noir, rouge et blanc Black, red and white Rouge, blanc et noir Oh la la, you're fairly bright Now please go back I bet I get 'em right Rouge, blanc et noir Le papier, le cahier Le crayon, la chaise La plume, le livre Le livre est rouge La chaise est noire Well that's wonderful You call this work, it's more like play In no time flat you'll parle Francais Well, had enough? No, no, I'm just starting Oh, alright, you ask for it La porte, la porte La porte, the door Du bois, of wood Of wood, du bois To open, ouvrir Ouvrir, to open To shut, fermer Fermer, to shut The pronouns that you need are je and vous I get it, je means me and vous means you, huh? No, no, do them all Just watch me plow right through Je and vous To shut, fermer To open, ouvrir La porte, du bois Rouge, blanc et noir Le papier, le cahier Le crayon, la chaise La plume, le livre J'ouvre la porte Je ferme la porte Oh, that's marvelous My thirst for learning you can't quench Come fill me up to here with French Say, Yvonne, there's just one more thing I want to know Well, what is that, mon cher? How do you say "Yvonne, will you go out on a date with me tonight?" Oh, you just say "Yvonne, voulez-vous passer une soiree avec moi?" Well, ah, voulez-vous? Oui, if you will say with me in French The hand, la main La main, the hand The mouth, la bouche La bouche, the mouth Oh, les yeux sont bleus Ah, they sure are blue Les cheveux, the hair The hair, les cheveux The words for boy and girl, garcon et fille Garcon et fille are he and she Now, from the top I'll get my French degree Garcon et fille Les cheveux, the hair Les yeux sont bleus Le bouche, la main Je et vous To shut, fermer To open, ouvrir La porte, du bois Rouge, blanc et noir Le papier, le cahier Le crayon, la chaise La plume, le livre Madame, monsieur Les yeux sont bleus Oh, you're crazy Won't you come and join me in the dance? I am the President of France