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The lady of dishonor

She was hooking on the banquette along the church
There are certainly priests who pray on the street
She had twenty years of loyal service
Twenty years of high life and easy virtue
 
At that time, I used to go to confession
Every Wednesday at a quarter past seven
Talking about cooze was just not me
And if it ever crossed my mind, it was only by chance
 
My lady of dishonor
My first love for a quarter of an hour
 
That Wednesday, I was early
I had skipped French class
And I was going to get a good conscience
When I heard, "You comin', sweetie?"
 
A look ahead, a look behind
I was the only "sweetie" in sight
So I followed her while saying my prayer
I wanted to act like an apostle, but I made love
 
My lady of dishonor
My first love for a quarter of an hour
My lady of dishonor
My first love for a quarter of an hour
 
And it was there, stupidly, in that dark room
In that joyless room, with no flowers on the curtains
That I received my first wound
Left my childhood at the coat rack
 
You can dream of something better for your first time
Like beautiful sunsets or fields full of lilies
I only had to recite three Pater Noster,
Felt remorse for two mnutes, and got a zero in French
 
My lady of dishonor
My first love for a quarter of an hour
My lady of dishonor
My first love for a quarter of an hour
 
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La demoiselle du deshonneur

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