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Thread #2385   Message #3328083
Posted By: mayomick
24-Mar-12 - 09:26 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Mademoiselle from Armentières
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mademoiselle from Armentières
It's the "Inky Pinky" part of the chorus that I always liked most. I don't know what inky pinky is supposed to mean but it comes across like it's mocking the sound of some French words that the composer of the song doesn't understand .George Orwell said that the history of English poetry has been determined by the fact that the English language lacks rhymes , but don't English language poets make up for it whenever they come across a bit of a foreign language to throw in ? Orleans rhyming with Liberty bonds and Croix-de-Guerre with underwear . Very funny