Songs For Learning English

You talk like Marlene Dietrich,
And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire.
Your clothes are all made by Balmain,
And there's diamonds and pearls in your hair,
yes, there are.

You live in a fancy apartment,
Off the Boulevard St. Michel.
Where you keep your Rolling Stones records,
And a friend of Sacha Distel,
yes, you do.

But where do you go to, my lovely,
When you're alone in your bed?
Won't you tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head,
yes, I do.

Well I've seen all your qualifications
That you got from the Sorbonne,
And the painting you stole from Picasso.
Your loveliness goes on and on,
yes, it does.

And when you go on your summer vacation,
You go to Juan-les-Pins.
With your carefully designed topless swimsuit,
You get an even suntan on your back, and on your legs.

And when the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz,
With the others of the jet set.
And you sip your Napoleon brandy,
But you never get your lips wet,
no, you don't.

But where do you go to, my lovely,
When you're alone in your bed?
Won't you tell me the thoughts that surround you?
I want to look inside your head,
yes, I do.

Your name it is heard in high places.
You know the Aga Khan;
And he sent you a race horse for Christmas,
And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh, ah-ha-ha-ha.

And they say that if you get married
It'll be to a millionaire,
But they don't realize where you came from
And I wonder if they really care, or give a damn.

Where do you go to, my lovely,
When you're alone in your bed?
You'd better tell me the thoughts that surround you.
I want to look inside your head,
yes, I do.

And I remember the back streets of Naples;
And Two children begging in rags.
Both touched with a burning ambition
To shake off their lowly-born tags, they tried.

So look into my face, Marie-Claire,
Remember just who you are.
Then go and forget me forever,
But I know you still bear the scars, deep inside.

I know where you go to, my lovely,
When you're alone in your bed.
Well and I know the thoughts that surround you,
'Cause I can look inside your head.

Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na,
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na.