The French Can-Can Polka - 1949

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 10 Mar 2002

I cancan and you cancan,
so why should we not two cancan?
Who cancan like you cancan?
Who can do cancan like you can?
To the tune they cancan to,
we'll polka while we "parleyvoo."
Few cancan like you cancan,
in the cancan polka.

One! Hop! Two! Hop!
Knee up high and wave your toes!
One! Shake! Two! Shake!
That's the way this polka goes!
One! Kick! Two! Kick!
Simple when you have the trick!
Turn 'round! Bend down!
In the cancan polka!

They do it in The Follies,
All the Frenchy dollies lookin' thrilly
in their frilly folderollies,
Dressed only in their flounces,
Ev'rybody bounces,
when they do the polka to the cancan!

I cancan and you cancan,
so why should we not two cancan?
Who cancan like you cancan?
Who can do cancan like you can?
We can step it out for two,
and polka to a rendezvous
Few cancan like you cancan,
in the cancan polka.

One! Dip! Two! Dip!
While you slip your arm in mine.
One! Tap! Two! Tap!
Step along that lovely line.
One! Kick! Two! Kick!
It's the kick that makes it tick!
Knee high! Dance by!
That's the cancan polka!

Down on the Rue Pigalle,
Fellas love to "dally"
with their Fifi's
in their briefies from the ballet,
There's much we mustn't mention,
think about convention,
when they do the polka to the cancan!

I cancan and you cancan,
so why should we not two cancan?
Who cancan like you cancan?
Who can do cancan like you can?
To the tune they cancan to,
we'll polka while we "parleyvoo."
Few cancan like you cancan,
in the cancan polka.

One! Dip! Two! Dip!
While you slip your arm in mine.
One! Tap! Two! Tap!
Step along that lovely line.
One! Kick! Two! Kick!
It's the kick that makes it tick!
Knee high! Dance by!
That's the cancan polka!

In Rome or Tallahassee,
People like it classy,
plenty froufrou,
but not tootoo "Montparnassey."
They ought to see us dancin',
when we get romancin',
when they do the polka to the cancan!

I cancan and you cancan,
so why should we not two cancan?
Who cancan like you cancan?
Who can do cancan like you can?
We can step it out for two,
and polka to a rendezvous
Few cancan like you cancan,
in the cancan polka.

Soft karaoke
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The French Can-Can Polka 1949
from Music by J. Offenbach
words and adaptation by
Jimmy Kennedy
copyright MCMXLIX by Kennedy Music Corp., New York
copyright assigned MCMXLIX to Blossom Music Corp., New York
Cpyright MCML by Blossom Music Corp., New York
Campbell, Connelly and Co. Ltd., London
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Sunday 10 March 2002 at 16.08
in association with Doug Grierson
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