G'day Foolestroupe, lamarca, JiK ( ... Uncle Tom Cobbley & all ...),

Jeri has it quite right ... I was just mulling over the fact that local ( ~ 'correct' ... in not strictly Francophone) pronunciation is quite different from the common American pronunciation used by lamarca. It works fine for Mary ... and the song is a wonderful parody for Americans, who are familiar - to the point of boredom in some cases - with the original Barret's Privateers.

I'm just facing the perennial risks of adopting a "foreign accent" to make the song work. I do this ... but with a degree of circumspection ... and, if I do sing the song, I'll need to cut some slack. In the meantime, I need to hear the original a few more times. (I have heard it once or twice - sung by Sydney shanty group The Roaring Forties ... but not by any others.)

Anyway, Foolestroupe can enjoy either of the copies - and work out how to fit in a piano accordion.

Regards,

Bob