Jimmy Buffett
Frenchman For the Night
Written by - Jimmy Buffett & Roger Guth
From - Fruitcakes
From his driftwood castle 
Comes a song I've heard before 
A scratchy grammophone 
Cuts to the bone 
La Vie en Rose arpeggios 

So the dream begins 
And the song is amplified 
Buy the Beaujolais 
On Bastille Day 
He dances in the tide 

Chorus: 
By the light of the moon 
He's a Frenchman for the night 
By the light of the moon 
It'll be all right 

Well it takes him back 
To the days of love and war 
And the girl he knew 
With eyes of blue 
Waiting on the shore 

If he'd only known 
How the years would fly on by 
Such a simple crime 
He's run out of time 
So he reaches for the sky 

Chorus

Blame it on the Champs Elysees 
Blame it on a tune 
Blame it on the stroke of Monet 
But you can't escape the moon 
You can't escape the moon

He sees the stars above 
As the floor to heavens light 
While the angels taunt 
C'est une nuit blanche 
He's a Frenchman for the night

From a driftwood castle 
Comes a song I've heard before 
Scratchy grammophone 
Cuts to the bone 
La vie en rose arpeggios 

Chorus (2 x's)
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