La petite Marie [English translation]

Yes Sir, little Marie

is so, so pretty

All the boys in the country

give her naughty looks

They love her long golden hair

they love her big astonished eyes

You, too, would do anything

for the pretty little Marie

However Marie doesn't know how to cook

She doesn't know how to wash or to iron clothes

She doesn't do anything at home

In her little heart there are too many songs

Marie wears a rag

but she doesn't lack distinction

And when she smiles at you

she's like an angel from heaven

She has fun like a kid,

makes mistakes when she writes

But a lot of boys fond of her

sigh for her every night

They love her little turned up nose

her laugh and her tall height

You, too, would do anything

for the pretty little Marie

She has never, never known love

but it's there, lurking in the surroundings

This rascal is just waiting for the right time

because she attracts men like a magnet

Marie doesn't know her power

She does it unknowingly

And the one she'll pick

will surely not regret it

Yes Sir, little Marie

is so so pretty

is so so pretty

• Artist:Annie Cordy