alouette, gentil alouette, alouette, gentil plume rai; alouette, gentil alouette, alouette, gentil plume rai; gentil plume rai la 3 day pass, repeat this line alouette, alouiette, ah ah ah ah alouette, gentil alouette, alouette, gentil plume rai gentillume rai la estimanet, gentil plume rai la estiminet, estimeinet, 3 day pass, alouette, alouette ah ah ah ah alouette, gentil alouette, alouette gentil plume rai gentil plume rai la bottle of beer,----- bottle of beer, estimanet, 3day pass, alouette big fat blonde(acup imaginary breasts with both hands--or todays army, for women, italian 'arm gesture-bent, up-raised right armand fist, left hand on right elbow) hotel room, big fat blonde bottle of beer, estimanet, 3 day pass double bed--hotel detective--dose of clap--14 days c. b. , 3 day passand finish! -------------------------------------------- guess I first heard this song about 78m sung by jimy duffy, when he was living in len neary's house in rozelle, sydney. allen fourshaw of brisbane, now deceased, sang thios song as well, as dave alexander. both died before I could record them singing it, but I had remembered it and have put it in my repetoire. thgis song was originally sung by australian troops in wwi, and they have beeen singing it since!--with hand gestures, like swing low, cock robin, do your balls.