Oui, Oui, Marie

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"Oui, Oui, Marie"
Oui, Oui, Marie.jpg
Sheet music cover
Song
Published1918
Composer(s)Fred Fisher
Lyricist(s)Alfred Bryan, Joe McCarthy

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 soldier 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 swoony;
You 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. ^ a b c d e Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music Volume II. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 489. ISBN 978-0786427994.
  2. ^ "Oui Oui, Marie". MusicVF.com. VF Entertainment. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b 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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