La Baya (Chin', Chin', Chin'...)

A young naval officer
One evening met in Beijing
A little Chinese girl divine
Being carried in a palanquin,
Seeing her, the lovely one
Quickly stopped her bearers:
"My sweet little Frenchie," she said,
"Do you want to know happiness!"

Chin', Chin', Chin', Chin'
Come see how in China
We know how to love in the blue land
Chin', Chin', Chin', Chin'
I'll be cuddly
If you want to love me a bit
Together we'll make a pretty duet
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Bay!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Bay!

In a porcelain tower
The lovers went
And for a whole week
They lived happy days!

The little playful Chinese girl
Knew how to charm her lover well,
And with her most teasing voice,
She repeated at the right moment:

Chin', Chin', Chin', Chin'
This is how in China
We know how to love in the blue land
Chin', Chin', Chin', Chin'
Divine ecstasy
How charming this little game is
Let's repeat this pretty duet again
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Bay!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Bay!

Before leaving for France
The sailor said to the girl:
"I'm delighted by your knowledge,
I'm charmed by your love!
Tell me now, dear little one
Who taught you love so well?
Is it a Japanese, a Vietnamese?"
"But no," she said without hesitation:

Chin', Chin', Chin', Chin'
I'm not from China
I was born in the Latin Quarter
And I did
The serpentine dance
For six months at Tabarin
That's where I learned my little number
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Bay!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Bay!