Cafe on the Left bank,
ordinary wine,
touching all the girls
with your eyes.
Tiny crowd of Frenchmen
round a TV shop
watching Charles de Gaulle
make a speech.
Dancing after midnight,
sprawling to the car,
Continental breakfast
in the bar.
English speaking people
drinking German beer,
talking far too loud
for their years.
Cafe on the Left bank,
ordinary wine,
touching all the girls
with your eyes
Dancing after midnight,
crawling to the car,
cocktail waitress
waiting in the bar.
English speaking people
drinking German beer,
talking way too loud
for their ears.