i was walking along the gardens
of the Eiffel Tower
spreading snails about.
a Frenchman saw me,
i said, "i'm selling escargot."
he yelled at me, something about
Brie De Meaux.
i said, "no cheese sir,
not at all sir,
not i,
just snails."
he was a little slow,
i thought, when he grabbed
at my basket,
"again, not i sir!"
oh! he took it running
"police! police!"
no one heard me;
i don't speak French.
a Frenchwoman asked me
if i was saying
"s'il te plait."
i said, "no, i don't sell plates"
then i saw an Englishman
i said, "i'm saved!"
then he turned to me and said, "no
i only do shaves."
Nov 23, 2025
Nov 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM UTC
i was walking along the gardens
of the Eiffel Tower
spreading snails about.
a Frenchman saw me,
i said, "i'm selling escargot."
he yelled at me, something about
Brie De Meaux.
i said, "no cheese sir,
not at all sir,
not i,
just snails."
he was a little slow,
i thought, when he grabbed
at my basket,
"again, not i sir!"
oh! he took it running
"police! police!"
no one heard me;
i don't speak French.
a Frenchwoman asked me
if i was saying
"s'il te plait."
i said, "no, i don't sell plates"
then i saw an Englishman
i said, "i'm saved!"
then he turned to me and said, "no
i only do shaves."
