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The cobblestones on the Rue Rodier/echo the tombs of yesterday/all the ghosts from the old country/sashay by and they dance for me. And I feel the wind whisper in my ear/across the Seine from Mont Mart I hear/the revolution and San Denis/Napoleon and Josephine. As the rains are falling down/On the streets of old Paris/And the laughter, and the screams/Of the forgotten centuries/Fill the halls of the Perfect Hotel. And the dancer lifts her skirts ‘neath the chandelier/as the patrons salute her and hoist their beer/all for all, arm in arm they sing/for life, for love, for liberty. As the rains are falling down/On the streets of old Paris/And the laughter, and the screams/Of the forgotten centuries/Fill the halls of my Perfect Hotel. Se ci Serra, Serra, Serra/Se ci Serra, Serra, Serra/Mon Amie, Mon Amie, Mon Amor/Mon Amie, Mon Amor/la la la la/la la la/la la la/la la la la/la la la/la la (etc). And the rains are falling down/On the streets of old Paris/And the laughter and the screams/Of the forgotten centuries/Fill the halls of my Perfect Hotel.

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from Ghosts from the Old Country (Double Album - Standard Edition), released November 9, 2012

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“David Lynch meets Neil Young” says KJHK disc jockey Barry Lee, describing Forrest Whitlow’s music. “Forrest writes and sings from the heart and it comes through in his performances.” This mix of familiar and eclectic musical elements informs and drives the music of Forrest Whitlow. ... more

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