# What's the real name of that "There's a Place in France . . ." song?

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**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** music
**Created:** [February 16, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-name-of-that-theres-a-place-in-france-song/155487 "2003-02-16T19:46:18Z")
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### Author: ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-name-of-that-theres-a-place-in-france-song/155487/5 "2003-02-16T22:49:55Z")

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> \*Originally posted by smithsonian \*  
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> I am still curious about the schoolyard lyrics, though. Anyone know anything about variations/earliest recorded version?
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> Brian \*\*

The version I heard as a kid:

There’s a place in France  
where the ladies where no pants

(then it continues about underwear, but I think different from the OP’s version. Can’t remember it, sorry.)

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