The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk,
Give him his lass, his fiddle, and his frisk,
Is always read more

The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk,
Give him his lass, his fiddle, and his frisk,
Is always happy, reign whoever may,
And laughs the sense of mis'ry far away.

Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.

Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.

One knows in France 685 different ways of preparing eggs.
[Fr., On connoit en France 685 manieres differentes d'accommoder read more

One knows in France 685 different ways of preparing eggs.
[Fr., On connoit en France 685 manieres differentes d'accommoder
les oeufs.]

Adieu, delightful land of France! O my country so dear, which
nourished my infancy!
[Fr., Adieu, plaisant pays read more

Adieu, delightful land of France! O my country so dear, which
nourished my infancy!
[Fr., Adieu, plaisant pays de France!
O, ma patrie
La plus cherie,
Qui a nourrie ma jeune enfance!
Adieu, France--adieu, mes beaux jours.]

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.

Have the French for friends, but not for neighbors.

Have the French for friends, but not for neighbors.

It is the fortune of France.
[Fr., C'est la fortune de France.]

It is the fortune of France.
[Fr., C'est la fortune de France.]

I hate the French because they are all slaves and wear wooden
shoes.

I hate the French because they are all slaves and wear wooden
shoes.

Yet, who can help loving the land that has taught us
Six hundred and eighty-five ways to dress eggs?

Yet, who can help loving the land that has taught us
Six hundred and eighty-five ways to dress eggs?