blacksmith's son Inky pinky parlez-vous They fucked her in, they fucked her out Parlez-vous They fucked her up, they fucked her down Parlez-vous They fucked her till she was dead and then They fucked her back to life again Inky pinky parlez-vous Lyricists There are several claims to having written the lyrics for this song: Edward Rowland and a Canadian composer, Gitz Rice Harry Carlton and Joe Tunbridge British songwriter Harry Wincott Alfred Charles Montin supposedly wrote "Mademoiselle from Armentières" while stationed in France and composed the music for "The Caissons Go Rolling Along" at Fort Sheridan, Ill., shortly before his unit was transferred to Fort Sill. The lyrics for the artillery march were written by Brig. Gen. Edmund L. Gruber, when he was a second lieutenant. Montin was born and raised in Nice, France. He migrated to the United States and started a tour of duty as an army band director in the days when the band was an important regimental organization. Also included in his music career was a tour with the famed John Philip Sousa Band.” References External links One version of lyrics firstworldwar.com – Vintage Audio – Mademoiselle from Armentieres horntip.com – "Hinky Dinky Parleyvoo" (2148) & "Mademoiselle from Armentieres" from The Robert W. Gordon "Inferno" Collection in the Archive of Folk Song, Library of Congress horntip.com – Mademoiselle from Armentieres (3144) from The Robert W. Gordon "Inferno" Collection in the Archive of Folk Song, Library of Congress originals.be – More information about the song by Line Renaud Songs of World War I 1915 songs Songs about France