 The Poor People Of Paris lyrics ( Les Baxter & His Orchestra )   
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Artist : Les Baxter & His Orchestra
Song : The Poor People Of Paris
The Poor People Of Paris
-instrumental
version by Les Baxter was the # 18 song of the
1955-1959 rock era
-his version was # 1 for 6
weeks in 1956
-competing versions charted by
Lawrence Welk (#17), Russ Morgan (#19),
and
-Chet Atkins (#52)
-English Words by
Jack Lawrence and Music by Marguerite
Monnot
-written in 1954 as "La Goualante De
Pauvre Jean" and introduced by Edith
Piaf
Just got back from Paris,
France
All they do is sing and dance
All
they've got there is romance
What a
tragedy
Every boulevard has lovers
Every
lover's in a trance
The poor people of
Paree
I feel sorry for the French
Every
guy has got a wench
Every couple's got a
bench
Kissing shamelessly
Night and day
they're making music
While they're making love
in French
The poor people of Paree
Milk
or water from the sink
Make a true Parisian
shrink
Wine is all he'll ever drink
And it
worries me
For with wine as cheap as
water
Oh, it makes one stop and think
The
poor people of Paree
Sister met a boy
named Pierre
Had the craziest affair
And
the day they parted there
He cried
bitterly
Pierre was there to bid her
farewell
But he brought his new girl,
Claire
The poor people of Paree
So
don't go to Paris, France
Not unless you like
to dance
Not unless you want romance
Like
those poor inhabitants of Paree
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