FRENCH CAN-CAN POLKA (Composer: Jacques Offenbach / Adaptation & Lyrics: Jimmy Kennedy)
Billy Cotton & His Band (vocal: Allan Breeze & The Bandits) - 1950 Three Suns (with The Honeydreamers) - 1950 Ethel Smith - 1950 Tony Pastor & His Orh. - 1950 The Radio Revellers - 1950 The Stargazers & Billy Thorburn - 1950
I can-can and you can-can So why should not we two can-can Who can-can like you can-can Who can do can-can like you can To the tune they can-can to We'll polka while we parley-vous Few can-can like you can-can In the Can-Can Polka
One hop, two hop Knee up high and wave your toes One shake, two shake That's the way this polka goes One kick, two kick Simple when you know the trick Turn round, bend down In the Can-Can polka
They do it in the follies All the Frenchy Dollies Looking frilly in their frilly foll-dee-rollies Dressed only in their flounces Everybody bounces When they do the polka to the can-can
I can-can and you can-can So why should not we two can-can Who can-can like you can-can Who can do can-can like you can To the tune they can-can to We'll polka while we parley-vous Few can-can like you can-can In the Can-Can Polka
(Orchestral Interlude)
They do it in the follies All the Frenchy Dollies Looking frilly in their frilly foll-dee-rollies Dressed only in their flounces Everybody bounces When they do the polka to the can-can
I can-can and you can-can So why should not we two can-can Who can-can like you can-can Who can do can-can like you can To the tune they can-can to We'll polka while we parley-vous Few can-can like you can-can In the Can-Can polka