Lyrics - French / English
(American folk song, New Orleans Creole)
Refrain
Et lá-bas, et lá-bas, et lá-bas, et lá-bas,
Et lá-bas, cheri, et lá bas, cheri,
á ma ça va, á ma ça va.
1. Josephine is a lovely girl.
She comes from old Bombay
She wears fine clothes and pretty pearls
As she strolls down the Esplanade. Refrain
2. Josephine sits daintily as she sips her café noir.
The gentlemen all tip their hats and say,
Bonjour, madame, ça va. Refrain
English Translation
Refrain
Hey over there! Hey over there!
Hey over there, dear lady!
How’s it goin’?
Recorder Notes D, G, A, B, C, D’
See also
- Country: Southeastern States (US)
- Form: ABA
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Melody: descending major pentascale / repeated tones / mi / D,G,A,B,C,D’
- Meter: 2
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: drmfs
- more info
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- Song with chords in 2 keys (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
