Russ Morgan

The Poor People of Paris

It was adapted by Jack Lawrence in 1954 from the French language song "La goualante du pauvre Jean" ("The Ballad of Poor John") (words by René Rouzaud, music by Marguerite Monnot. The title arises in part from a misinterpretation of the French title, as "pauvre Jean" was taken for the same-sounding "pauvre gens," which translates as "poor people."

 

Chart 

Debut 
  
Weeks

# 

Label
 
Top 100

Jan 1956

 

2

Columbia
    


I don`t want
My arms around you
No, not much
I don`t bless
The day I found you
No, not much

I don`t need you like the
Stars don`t need the sky
I won`t love you longer
Than the day I die

You don`t please me
When you squeeze me
No, not much
My head`s the lightest from
Your very slightest touch

Baby, if you ever go
Could I take it, maybe so
Oh, but would I like it
No, not much

Like a ten cent soda
Doesn`t cost a dime
I don`t want you near me
Only all the time

You don`t thrill me
When you hold me
No, not much
My brain gets hazy from
Your cool and crazy touch

Baby, if you ever go
Could I take it, maybe so
Oh, but would I like it
No, not much
No, not much