Published 1918 | ||
Writer(s) Composer: Fred FisherLyricist: Alfred Bryan & Joe McCarthy | ||
Oui, Oui, Marie is a 1918 song performed by Arthur Fields. The music was composed by Fred Fisher with lyrics written by Alfred Bryan and Joe McCarthy. It was published by McCarthy & Fisher Inc. The sheet music cover featured an illustration by Andre De Takacs. The song reached a peak position of No.2 on Top 100 US Songs of 1918.
The cover art for the song featured a woman dressed in a cape with a feathered hat speaking to a soldier.
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. 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-vousLike other sweethearts do?I want a kiss or twoFrom ma Cherie.Oui oui, Marie,If you'll do zis for me,Then I'll do zat for you,Oui Oui Marie."References
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