Grande Affair
Ralph McTell
[INTRO] [VERSE 1] Take a bus who needs a car We’ll eat here take this seat near the door Well im not hungry much now are you Is it okay if I share yours with you I have no money and I think I believe that you knew Remember the moon on the wall did she shine Taste of the sheets and the feel of the wine Wasn’t I glad that you were mine In the grande affaire [VERSE 2] Take a boat maybe a plane Anywhere now ’cept Greece or Spain Oh sure I know where I am I see canals this is Amsterdam I got friends here and they know they can say who I am Remember the room without the view Frightened of meeting someone that we knew No farewells or how do you do In the grande affaire [BRIDGE] Now I’ve stayed at the best hotels And there’s white coat waiters attend me And I look at the beautiful girls Do they really believe they can bend me look [VERSE 3] Well I drive now seldom I walk I can speak French butnI’d rather not talk Which suit will I wear tonight Take out the brown but in the end wear the white Out of shade stepping out and moving into the light Remember the moon on the wall did she shine The year was all wrong so we sent back the wine Wasn’t you glad that you were all mine I the grande affaire [OUTRO]