Irma La Douce: Sons of France

[BOB, spoken]
I am renowned for the excellence of my wine cellar
The handiest hide-out in Montmartre
Poor boys, I forgot all about them
Let's see, who's down there tonight?

[JOJO, spoken]
Jojo-les-Yeux-Salles

[BOB, spoken]
Jojo the Dirty-Eyes!

[ROBERTO, spoken]
Roberto-les-Diams

[BOB, spoken]
Roberto the Rocks!

[PERSIL, spoken]
Persil-le-Noir

[BOB, spoken]
Persil the Shady!

[FRANGIPANE, spoken]
Frangipane!

[BOB, spoken]
The Flower!

[ALL]
Noble strong and pure, brave and in our prime

[FRANG]
Here we stand the creme-de-la-creme of crime

[ALL]
We have laws of our own that we never break

[JOJO]
When we rob the rich it's for the poor man's sake

[ALL]
Poor man's sake

Noble Sons of France
When it comes to high finance
We are very worthy Sons of France

[FRANG]
We can fix you dreams, dreams of paradise

[ROBERTO]
That's why we're the creme-de-la-creme of vice

[ALL]
We provide happiness for a modest sum

[PERSIL]
With a hypodermic or some opium
Opium

[ALL]
Noble Sons of France
You can tell it at a glance
We are very worthy Sons of France

[POLYTE, spoken]
Polyte-le-Mou

[BOB]
Polyte the Bull!

[JOJO]
Also known as Le Boss!

[ALL]
One thing we believe
Love will always win

[POLYTE]
That's why we're the creme-de-la-creme of sin

[ROBERTO]
Love for all is our aim

[POLYTE]
For a little fee

[ALL]
'Cause the better things in life are never free
Never free

Noble Sons of France
In the service of romance
We are very worthy
Sons of France

[POLYTE, spoken]
Oh, it's you, Inspector
I thought it was the police

[INSPECTOR]
I know all the tricks of the oldest craft
That's why I’m the creme-de-la-creme of graft

[MECS & POLYTE]
He needs us, we need him
That's what friends are for
We keep him and he keeps us inside the law
Inside the law

[ALL, ALL & ]
Noble Sons of France
In the service of romance
We are very worthy
(Noble Sons of France
In the service of romance)
Noble Sons of France
In the service of romance
(We are very worthy
Noble Sons of-)
(Noble Sons of France
In the service of ro-)
We are very worthy

[ALL]
Noble Sons of France