La Baya (Timélou, lamélou)

A young naval officer
One evening met in Beijing
A divine little Chinese girl
Who was being carried in a palanquin
Seeing her, the beauty
Quickly stopped her bearers:
"My dear little Frenchman," she said,
"Do you want to know happiness!"
China, China, China, China
Come see how in China
We know how to love in the blue country
China, China, China, China
I will be sweet
If you want to love me a little
Together we will make a pretty duo
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Baya!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Baya!
In a porcelain tower
The lovers went
And for a whole week
They lived happy days!
The playful little Chinese girl
Knew how to charm her lover very well
And with her most mischievous voice
She repeated at the right moment:
China, China, China, China
That's how in China
We know how to love in the blue country
China, China, China, China
Divine ecstasy
This little game is charming
Let's repeat this pretty duo again
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Baya!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Baya!
Before leaving for France
The sailor said to the mousmé:
"I am delighted by your knowledge,
I am charmed by your love!
Tell me now, dear little one
Who taught you love so well?
Was it a Japanese, an Annamite?"
"No," she said without hesitation:
China, China, China, China
I am 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 routine
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Baya!
Timélou, lamélou, bang bang timéla
Paddy lamélou, concodou the Baya!