Mrrzy, Genie, Monique (and anyone interested in the matter): I also have some thoughts privately sent to me by Genie and Monique on what certain words in those Clooney lines might mean , but am unable to post them publicly without permission, so I hereby ask for it.

And yes, I would still like to sing the song to dulcimer accompaniment, be it my version-in-progress, incorporating the sense of the Revil extra lyrics, or any other, so any passing dulcimerist is welcome to PM me...

Here are the youtube comments cut and pasted from the above youtube Clooney page. The first comment in particular seems relevant to (some of) our concerns here:

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ildeNotesMusic 2 months ago
I believe this is pretty much what Ms. Clooney is singing in French:
"Chantez, m'en apprend* se danser, danser,
Danser, danser dans le pré.
Chantez, m'en apprend* se danser, danser,
Danser, danser allegré.
* It probably should be "apprendre," but maybe she's just kind of dropping the end of the word to fit the melody line.
("Sing, teach me to dance, ... , in the meadow.
Sing, teach me to dance, ... sprightly dance.")
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WildeNotesMusic 2 months ago
Can anyone who's fluent in French transcribe the French chorus lyrics that Rosie Clooney sang? All I can make out for certain are the words "Chantez" and "dansez" (or "danser").
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gladasya10 4 months ago
In the early 1970's, Captain Kangaroo would show a sequence featuring this version with Cosmo Allgretti (Dennis) and Debbie Weems (Debbie) respectively miming the shoemaker and the customer.
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VealParmigiana 7 months ago
I haven't heard this before. My favorite version of this song. Rosemary was a great song interpreter. Petula Clark's version is my second favorite.
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Bluejeans0701 2 years ago
I did not know that Rosemary Clooney had recorded this song. She amazingly sang it and proved how talented she was. I am glad to hear her voice. Thanks for posting this clip.
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