Ma jolie, how do you do?
Mon nom est Jean-Guy Thibault-Leroux.
I come from east of Gatineau
My name is Jean-Guy, ma jolie.
J'ai une maison, à Lafontaine
Where we can live, if you marry me -
Une belle maison à Lafontaine
Where we will live, you and me
Oh Louise, Oh-oh-oh-oh
ma jolie Louise.
Tous les matins au soleil
I will work, 'til work is done
Tous les matins au soleil
I did work, 'til work was done
And one day, the foreman
said "Jean-Guy, we must let you go"
Et pis mon nom, y est pas bon
At the mill anymore
Oh Louise, I'm losing my head,
I'm losing my head.
My kids are small, 4 and 3
Et la bouteille, she's mon amie.
I drink the rum 'til I can't see
It hides the shame, Louise does not see.
Carousel, turns in my head
And I can't hide, oh no no no no
And the rage turned in my head
And Louise, I struck her down,
Down on the ground, I'm losing my mind,
I'm losing my mind
En Septembre '63
Kids are gone, and so is Louise
Ontario, they did go
Near la ville de Toronto.
Now my tears, they roll down
Tous les jours, uh-huh-huh
And I remember the days
And the promises that we made
Oh Louise, ma jolie Louise,
ma jolie Louise.
Uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh-huh.