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Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres,

She hasn't been kissed in forty years,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

She had the form like the back of a hack,

When she cried the tears ran down her back,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

She never could hold the love of man

'Cause she took her baths in a talcum can,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

She had four chins, her knees would knock,

And her face would stop a cuckoo clock,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

She could beg a franc, a drink, a meal,

But it wasn't because of sex appeal,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

She could guzzle a barrel of sour wine,

And eat a hog without peeling the rind,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.

The MPS think they won the war, Parley-voo.

The MPS think they won the war, Parley-voo.

The MPS think they won the war,

Standing guard at the café door,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.

The officers get the pie and cake, Parley-voo.

The officers get the pie and cake, Parley-voo.

The officers get the pie and cake,

And all we get is the bellyache,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.

The sergeant ought to take a bath, Parley-voo.

The sergeant ought to take a bath, Parley-voo.

If he changes his underwear

The frogs will give him the Croix-de-Guerre,

Hinky-dinky, parley-voo.

You might forget the gas and shells, Parley-voo.

You might forget the gas and shells, Parley-voo.

You might forget the groans and yells

But you'll never forget the mademoiselles,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley-voo?

Just blow your nose, and dry your tears,

We'll all be back in a few short years,

Hinky, dinky, parley-voo.