"Langue D'Amour" lyrics - LAURIE ANDERSON

Let's see. Uh, it was on an island. And there was this snake.
And this snake had legs. And he could walk all around the island.
Yes. That's true. A snake with legs.
And the mand and the woman were on the island too.
And they were not very smart.
But they were happy as clams. Yes.

Let's see. Uh... then one evening the snake was walking about
In the garden and he was talking to himself and he saw the woman
And the started to talk. And they became friends.
Very good friends.

And the woman liked the snake very much. Because when he
Talked, he made little noises with his tongue, and his long tongue
Was lightly licking about his lips.
Like there was a little fire inside his mouth and the flame
Would come dancing out of his mouth.
And the woman liked this very much.
And after that, she was bored with the man.
Because no matter what happened,
He was always as happy as a clam.

What did the snake say? Yes! What was he saying?

OK. I will tell you.

The snake told her things about the world. He told her about
The time there was this big typhoon on the island
And all the sharks came out of the water. Yes.
They came out of the water and they walked right into your house
With their big white teeth

And the woman hearrd these things. And she was in love.
And the man came out and said: We have to go now!
And the woman did not want to go. Because she was a hothead.
Becasue she was a woman in love.
And this is not a story my people tell.
It is something I know myself.
And when I do my job, I am thinking about these things.
Because when I do my job, that is what I think about.

Oooo la la la la.
- Yeah. La La La La.
Voici. Voila
- Here. And there.
Ooo la la la la.
- Oh yes.
Voice le langage de l'amour.
- This is the language of love.
Oooo la la la la.
- Oooo. Oh yeah.
La la la.
- La la.
Voice. Voila. La la.
- Here it is. There it is. La la.
Voice le langage de l'amour.
- This is the language of love.

Ah! Comme ci, comme ca.
- Ah! Neither here nor there.
Voila. Voila.
- There. There.
Voici le langage de l'amour.
- This is the language of love.
Voici le langage de l'amour.
- This is the language of love.
Attends! Attends! Attends!
- Wait! Wait! Wait!
Attends! Attends! Attends!
- Wait! Wait! Wait!
Ecoute. Ecoute. Ecoute.
- Listen. Listen. Listen.
Ooooo la la la la.
- Ooooo. Oh yeah.
Ooo la la la la.
- Oh yeah. Yeah.

Voici le langage de l'amour.
- This is the language of love.
Voici le langage dans mon coeur.
- This is the language of my heart.
Oooo la la.
- Oooo. Oh yeah.
Voici le langage dans mon coeur.
- This is the language of my heart.
Voici le langage de l'amour.
- This is the language of love.
Voici le langage dans mon coeur.
- This is the language of my heart.
Voici le langage dans mon coeur.
- This is the language of my heart.