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Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh là là, and c'est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paris
To the shores of France I made my way
Though I couldn't parlez-vous français
But tout suite I did come to see
That Paris was the place to be
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh là là, and c'est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paris
Les mademoiselles I do adore
They dance you all around the floor
And when I sing them Irish songs
They laugh and say, "Chantez très bon"
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh là là, and c'est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paris
It's jigs and reels for an Irishman
But the French, they love the ould Can-can
For they lift their skirts up high to dance
Mais oui, c'est fantastique en France
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh là là, and c'est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paris
Sur rue Saint-Germain, there's a small café
And you'll find me there any time of day
I'll be sipping wine with a wandering eye
Say, c'est bon to watch les filles go by
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh là là, and c'est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paris
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh là là, and c'est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paris
Now, when I return to Belfast town
My friends will greet me with a frown
With my new moustache and my wee beret
They'll think that George has turned français
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh là là, and c'est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paris
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter