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Tunie: French Perfume

A list of 47 words by chained_bear.

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By Great Big Sea on their CD "Sea of No Cares," 2002.

It's of a bold young smuggler

From Fortune he did sail

He rode the waves from St. Pierre

And he never saw the jail

He filled her up with contraband

Perfume, smokes and rum

He hoped the fog was thick enough

To make another run

Chorus:

You can still see the sight

On a winter's night

Of his wake in the light of the moon

If the wind turns right

If you don't take fright

You can smell that French perfume

But the Mountie boat was waiting

As he crawled near Mortier Bay

And when they hit the spotlight

It was like the light of day

He didn't bring her head round

When they told him to heave to

He opened up the engines

And he ran for Spanish Room

Chorus

They said they heard him laughing

With the Mounties closing in

His engines screaming murder

And his face set in a grin

The seagulls started lifting

Like an angry banshee choir

He hit the rocks at fifty clicks

And the sky lit up with fire

It's of a bold young smuggler

From Fortune he did sail

He rode the waves from St. Pierre

And he never saw the jail

And when it's cold and foggy

On the rocks near Spanish Room

They say you hear him laughing

And you smell that French perfume

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  • reesetee commented on the list tunie-french-perfume

    Excellent! :-D

    October 9, 2007

  • colleen commented on the list tunie-french-perfume

    Eee, I love this song. Awesome list. :)

    October 10, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the list tunie-french-perfume

    Uh oh, c_b. Another GBS fan. ;-)

    October 10, 2007

  • chained_bear commented on the list tunie-french-perfume

    I love, love, love the phrase "the seagulls started lifting like an angry banshee choir." That's just one of the most beautiful and apt descriptions of anything I've ever heard.

    I'm easily amused...

    October 10, 2007

  • colleen commented on the list tunie-french-perfume

    It is a gorgeous turn of phrase, yes. I do love GBS. :)

    October 10, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the list tunie-french-perfume

    They do have a way with words.

    October 10, 2007

  • chained_bear commented on the list tunie-french-perfume

    Mostly it's Bob Hallett whose lyrics do that to me. He is *such* a gifted man.

    Not that the others' songs aren't terrific... In fact I'm thinking of posting another one later today when I have time...

    Colleen, have you read his blog, "Bob's Soundtrack," at all? For a blog about music, it's rather on the literary side. Well, maybe that's going too far... but it's delightful to read and rather better written than many.

    October 10, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the list tunie-french-perfume

    Okay, Bob does have a way with words. :-)

    October 10, 2007