Jolie Louise
Benjamin Biolay
Ma jolie, how do you do? Mon nom est Jean-Guy Thibault-Leroux I come from East of Gatineau My name is Jean-Guy, ma jolie J'ai une maison à Lafontaine Where we could live, if you marry me Une belle maison à Lafontaine Where we will live, you and me Oh-oh Louise, ma jolie Louise Ma jolie Louise Tous les matins au soleil I will work 'til work is done Tous les matins au soleil I did work 'til work was done And one day the foreman said : "Jean-Guy, we must let you go" Et puis mon nom, y'est pas bon At the mill any more Oh-oh Louise, I'm losing my head I'm losing my head | | | | | (x2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | My kids are small, four and three Et la bouteille, she's mon amie I drink the rum 'til I can't see It hides the shame Louise does not see Carousel turns in my head And I can't hide, oh no no no no And the rage turned in my head And Louise, I struck her down Down on the ground, I'm losing my mind I'm losing my mind En septembre soixante-trois Kids are gone and so is Louise Ontario did they go Near la ville de Toronto Now my tears, they roll down Tous les jours, hum, hum, hum, hum And I remember the days And the promises that we made Oh-oh Louise, ma jolie Louise Ma jolie Louise Ma jolie, how do you do? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ma jolie Louise Ma jolie Louise Ma jolie Louise Ma jolie Louise