Michel

He may live far so far from France But old Michel can sing and dance And he can party on till late If there's something to celebrate But still he grieves for Marie his wife The one great love of his long life And those who know the old man say That dance from him keeps grief away. She had been with him for forty five years And she shared with him life's joys and tears And she raised their children Joe and Sue And until her end to him stayed true Last year the reaper for her came And without her life for him is not the same But life must go on or so they say And suppose it has always been this way. Michel will not die with regret And there's lots of living in him yet And though a part of him has died He still retains his brighter side. Last June he turned seventy four Though he looks sixty not much more And old Michel he sing and dance Far distant from the shores of France