Oui, Oui, Marie
| "Oui, Oui, Marie" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music cover for "Oui, Oui, Marie" | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1918 |
| Composer | Fred Fisher |
| Lyricist | Alfred Bryan & Joe McCarthy |
| Performed by | Arthur Fields |
Oui, Oui, Marie is a 1918 song performed by Arthur Fields.[1] The music was composed by Fred Fisher with lyrics written by Alfred Bryan and Joe McCarthy.[1] It was published by McCarthy & Fisher Inc.[1] The sheet music cover featured an illustration by Andre De Takacs.[1] The song reached a peak position of No.2 on Top 100 US Songs of 1918.[2]
The cover art for the song featured a woman dressed in a cape with a feathered hat speaking to a soldier.[1]
Analysis
The lyrics for Oui Oui, Marie center on a man named Johnny who falls in love with a French girl named Marie. He flirts with her even though he doesn't know how to speak French.[3] The chorus is:
- "Oui oui, Marie, will you do zis for me?
- Oui oui, Marie, then I'll do zat for you.
- I love your eyes,
- They make me feel so spoony;
- You'll drive me loony,
- You're teasing me,
- Why can't we parley-vous
- Like other sweethearts do?
- I want a kiss or two
- From ma Cherie.
- Oui oui, Marie,
- If you'll do zis for me,
- Then I'll do zat for you,
- Oui Oui Marie."[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music Volume II. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 489. ISBN 078642799X.
- ↑ "Oui Oui, Marie". MusicVF.com. VF Entertainment. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- 1 2 Vogel,Frederick G., World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics, Jefferson, McFarland and Company Inc.,Publishers, pg.350-351, ISBN 0-89950-952-5
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