I Speak French

"I Speak French"
Mean Mark Eitzel Gets Fat cover
Song by Mark Eitzel from the album Mean Mark Eitzel Gets Fat
Released	1982
Format	CS
Label	Self-released
Writer(s)	Mark Eitzel
Mean Mark Eitzel Gets Fat track listing
"Swinglow" "You Can Be Beautiful" "Hold On To Your Love" "I Speak French" "A Tall Black Lady" "Keep This Dance For Me" "Shadow Of My Name"

"I Speak French" is the 4th song on Mark Eitzel's debut album, 1982’s Mean Mark Eitzel Gets Fat. The lyrics below do not take account for the beautiful drone vocals in the background.

Lyrics

I speak French really well In my mind I also spell I don't really speak no French at all I don't speak any French

I speak French Down those long, long country roads to a chateau It's got towers It's got dragons all around with a cannon I could kill them Lots of blood for my Mom Lots of blood for my Mom

I'm gonna buy some shoes One of them will be tan The other one a kind of mauve Because I know colors and I have money I have friends and if I watch my budget I can buy them Go out with my friends I speak French In a rental with the air conditioning on On the right side of the road We get lost There's a ____ he's a friend He will show me the right way to go In my mind Maybe I'll go see a church I'll walk up right to the bell tower and pretend I'm the Hunch Back I look pretty good, I haven't changed for years I have friends I speak French Parlez-Vous Francais? ____ Francais