[Chorus]
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh-la-la and c’est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paree

[Verse 1]
To the shores of France I made me way
Though I couldn’t parlez-vous francais
But toute suite I did come to see
That Paris was the place to be

[Chorus]
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh-la-la and c’est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paree

[Verse 2]
Les madamemoiselles I do adore
They dance-moi all around the floor
And when I sing them Irish songs
They laugh and say chanter très-bon

[Chorus]
Drinking wine instead of portеr
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh-la-la and c’еst la vie
An Irishman in gay Paree
[Verse 3]
It’s jigs and reels for an Irishman
But the french they love the ould can-can
For they lift their skirts up high to dance
Mais-oui c’est fantastique in france

[Chorus]
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh-la-la and c’est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paree

[Verse 4]
Sur rue St. Germain there’s a small cafe
And you’ll find me there any time of day
I’ll be sipping wine with a wandering eye
C’est-si-bon to watch les filles go by

[Chorus]
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh-la-la and c’est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paree

[Verse 5]
Now when I return to Belfast town
Me friends will greet me with a frown
With me new moustache and me wee beret
They’ll think that Georges has turned francais
[Chorus]
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh-la-la and c’est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paree

[Chorus]
Drinking wine instead of porter
Life is grand in the Latin Quarter
Oh-la-la and c’est la vie
An Irishman in gay Paree