La chanson de Bilbao

At Bill's ball, in Bilbao, Bilbao, Bilbao.
It was the most beautiful ball on the entire continent.
You had plenty of noise and dreams,
Noise and dreams, noise and dreams
And everything that everyone offers to their children
When we entered this establishment.
I'm not sure if this kind of thing would have pleased you.
We laughed while drinking like crazy.
On the dance floor, the grass grew thick.
Through the roof, the green moon passed
And then the music, there, really, you got your money's worth.
Joe, play the music from that time.

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Old moon of Bilbao, how beautiful love was.
Old moon of Bilbao, smoke your cigar up there.
Old moon of Bilbao, I'll never let you down.
Old moon of Bilbao, you don't let go of the poles.

I'm not sure if this kind of thing would have pleased you,
But it was the coolest,
It was the coolest,
It was the coolest
In the whole world.
At Bill's ball, in Bilbao, Bilbao, Bilbao,
One fine day in late May in the year nineteen hundred and eight,
Four guys showed up with a lot of dough,
A lot of dough, a lot of dough.
I couldn't tell you everything they did,
But if you had arrived that day,
I'm not sure if this kind of thing would have pleased you.
We laughed while drinking like crazy.
On the dance floor, the grass grew thick.
Through the roof, the green moon passed
The four guys from Frisco
Were shooting Browning shots
Like there was no tomorrow
And above the music kept playing.

Chorus
At Bill's ball, in Bilbao, Bilbao,
Today everything is repainted, everything is decent,
Succulent plants and ordinary ice creams, ordinary,
Like in all the other establishments
But if you happen to pass by that day,
You might like it, who knows.
It makes me sad. We can't laugh anymore.
There's no more grass on the dance floor.
The green moon has packed its bags
And then the music, really, we're ashamed for spending our money.
Joe, play the music from that time.

Chorus