Pourquoi Take French?

Étienne

Cd: Le Retour

“Pourquoi take French?”,I heard you ask.

Well sit back and relate as I kick your

aspirations into gear.

You got nothing to fear.

When you learn a second language,opportunities appear.

I know many languages.

I'm having fun;

a lot more than I would be if

I was stuck with one.Yeah, I learned French in school,

not in my home.

Mais, je parle français

wherever I may roam.

Yeah, I've been to Rome, Barcelona, and France.

Rocked the masses down under;

watched them bounce and dance.

But enough about me;

let me talk about you.

You gotta choice, it's your voice.

Watcha gonna do?

You can open cash doors.

Your value soars

when you learn a second language, man,

the world is yours.

Let me tell ya little story that I think you might like.

It's about my high school friend whose name is Mike.

He said “Pourquoi take French?”,

I don't live in France.

So he didn't take French, although he had the chance.

So, check it, then one day he meets up with the girl of his

dreams;

a rare beauty like the ones up on the movie screens.

He walks up to her and says,

"Shawty, how do you do?"

She says, "Je parle français.

Parlez-vous?"

He went from geeking' to freakin.

He just couldn't be speakin'

the French that would win him

the girl he was meetin‘.

So he turned to me, for French help he was seeking.

(Yeah, well …)

He nearly flipped his lid.

I'll tell you what I did.

I walked up to her, and said "Bonjour"

and now we got three kids.

… 200 million people speak French in this world.

In more than 50

different countries;

that lotsa boys

and girls.

French is the official language of UN and NATO

The

Red Cross

The Olympics and UNESCO.

So the moral of the story, is just this:

It's not about the money-making or

taking all them trips.But ya say, I'm gonna be a

doctor, lawyer, engineer.Well, those cats make

more money when they speak French,

my dear,

'cause the world is multilingual.It's real, not virtual.

And, you'll be jammin' to these words I flow,

Just stick to what you know for sure.

(You know what I’m saying? What?)

Whether for business or for pleasure,

learning French unlocks a treasure,

with no value you can measure,

you'll be rich man, yeah forever.

Whether for business or for pleasure,

learning French unlocks a treasure,

with no value you can measure,

you'll be rich man, yeah forever.

Whether for business or for pleasure,

learning French unlocks a treasure,

with no value you can measure,

you'll be rich man, yeah forever.

La fin