You'll Have To Put Him To Sleep 1918

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Jul 2004

Girls have you heard the very latest news
Girls when you do,
you'll surely get the blues
You had better learn to parlez vous
when your soldier boy comes back to you.
Girls he has learned a lot of things in France
Girls when you marry him
you'll get your chance
you'll have to do your talking in French
when he comes back from the trench.

You'll have to do your little parlez vous
you'll have to coo
just like the French girls do
you'll have to tease in French
you'll have to squeeze in French
you'll have to la la la la
all in French
you'll have to learn
to say comme ci, comme ça
and when you sing for your Pa Pa
It's up to you
to sing ze French songs too
because when you get through,
with Yankee Doodledoo
you'll have to put him to sleep with
the Marseillaise
and wake him up with a Ooo La La.

You'll have to do your little parlez vous
you'll have to coo
just like the French girls do
you'll have to tease in French
you'll have to squeeze in French
you'll have to la la la la
all in French
you'll have to learn
to say comme ci, comme ça
and when you sing for your Pa Pa
It's up to you
to sing ze French songs too
because when you get through,
with Yankee Doodledoo
you'll have to put him to sleep with
the Marseillaise
and wake him up with a Ooo La La.

Girls you have heard
about ze French Coquette
Girls she has never overlooked a bet
Picture one now sitting on a bench
teaching your boy how to spoon in French
Girls over there they have such loving ways
Girls over there they have no loveless days
And every kiss is chock full of pep
when he comes back watch your step.

You'll have to do your little parlez vous
you'll have to coo
just like the French girls do
you'll have to tease in French
you'll have to squeeze in French
you'll have to la la la la
all in French
you'll have to learn
to say comme ci, comme ça
and when you sing for your Pa Pa
It's up to you
to sing ze French songs too
because when you get through,
with Yankee Doodledoo
you'll have to put him to sleep with
the Marseillaise
and wake him up with a Ooo La La.

You'll have to do your little parlez vous
you'll have to coo
just like the French girls do
you'll have to tease in French
you'll have to squeeze in French
you'll have to la la la la
all in French
you'll have to learn
to say comme ci, comme ça
and when you sing for your Pa Pa
It's up to you
to sing ze French songs too
because when you get through,
with Yankee Doodledoo
you'll have to put him to sleep with
the Marseillaise
and wake him up with a Ooo La La.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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You'll Have To Put Him To Sleep 1918
Lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling
Music by Harry von Tilzer
© MCMXVIII by Harry von Tilzer Mus.Pub.Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 22 July 2004 at 16.03
in association with Doug Grierson
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