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Thread #2385   Message #2745671
Posted By: GUEST,Lighter
14-Oct-09 - 12:49 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Mademoiselle from Armentières
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mademoiselle from Armentières
Gibb, "Ja, Ja, Ja!" has a similar stanzaic shape, which leads to a similar insistent rhythm, but I don't see much resemblance otherwise.

"Mlle." has the pseudo-French "hinky dinky Parlez-vous" refrain, but I've never heard of any verses that were actually sung in a mock "Anglo-French" like the imitation Plattdeutsch of the shanty.