La Cage Aux Folles

Here at "la cage" we live life how should i put it? On angle!
Not to worry. You'll soon get your bearings
Just take a deep breath, open your eyes. What do you see?

It's rather gaudy but it's also rather grand
And while the waiter pads your check he'll kiss your hand
The clever gigolos romance the wealthy matrons
At la cage aux folles.

It's slightly forties, and a little bit "new wave"
You may be dancing with a girl who needs a shave
Where both the riffraff and the royalty are patrons
At la cage aux folles.

La cage aux folles
The maitre d' is dashing
Cage aux folles
The hat check girl is flashing
We import the drinks that you buy
So the perrier is canada dry.

Eccentric couples always punctuate the scene
A pair of eunuchs and a nun with a marine
To feel alive you get a limousine to drive you
To la cage aux folles.

It's bad and beautiful
It's bawdy and bizarre.

I know a duchess who got pregnant at the bar
Just who is who and what is what
Is quite a question at la cage aux folles
Go for the mystery, the magic and the mood.

Avoid the hustlers
And the men's room
And the food.

For you get glamour and romance and indigestion
At la cage aux folles
La cage aux folles, a sait tropez tradition
Cage aux folles
You'll lose each inhibition.

All week long we're wondering who
Left a green givenchy gown in the loo
You go alone to have the evening of your life.

You meet your mistress
And your boy-friend and your wife.

It's a bonanza, it's a mad extravaganza
At la cage aux folles.

Boy? Girl?
Oui? Non?
Hot. Cold
Chaud. Froid. N'est pas?
Want? Like? Call me!
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la.

You'll be so dazzled by the ambience you're in
You'll never notice that there's water in the gin
Come for a drink and you may wanna spend the winter
At la cage aux folles
La cage aux folles, a saint tropez tradition
Cage aux folles
You'll lose each inhibition
We indulge each change in your mood
Come and sip your dubonnet in the nude
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la.

You go alone to have the evening of your life
You meet your mistress, and your boy-friend, and your wife
It's a bonanza, it's a mad extravaganza
At la cage aux folles.

You cross the thresh-hold and your bridges have been burned
The bar is cheering for the duchess has returned
The mood's contagious
You can bring your whole
Outrageous entourage - outrageous entourage - outrageous entourage
Outrageous entourage!
It's hot and hectic, effervescent and eclectic
At la cage aux folles.