There was a boy A very strange, enchanted boy They say he wandered very far, very far Over land and sea
A little shy And sad of eye But very wise Was he
And then one day The magic day he passed my way And while we spoke of many things Fools and kings This he said to me
"The greatest thing You'll even learn Is just to love And be loved In return."
The Moulin Rouge. A nightclub. A dancehall and a bardello. Kingdom of night time pleasures. Where the rich and powerful came to play with the young and beautiful creatures of the underworld. The most beautiful of all these was the woman I loved. Satine. A courtesan. She sold her love to men. They called her the sparkling diamond And she was the star Of the Moulin Rouge