TAKE IT EASY

Ralph McTell

I took a little daytrip, found myself in France
Heard that stuff about the Paris gals and thought I'd take a chance.
Wound up in a ????? bar, turning a lady's head
When she agreed to go with me, why to myself I said:

"Don't you know, didn't you go, didn't give me half a chance
I'll be back on the steamboat, mama, gonna make it back to France.
Well, you gotta take it easy, but you take it, if you're gonna find romance."

All you need is a couple of drinks, that's what the lady said
All you gotta have is a barrel two of wine, and you're much more fun in bed.
I was young,  inexperienced, but I gave her my all.
I woke up with an aching head and read this note on the wall:

"Don't you know, I had to go, I swear I give you half a chance
Well, you take it easy, but you take it,
That's the way we do it in France.
Well, you gotta take it easy, but you take it
If you gonna find romance."
I learned a lesson or two that night
Several the next day
Like how a man should carry himself when he goes far away.
In spite of it all I'm happy
You can call me a crazy fool
But I got a lesson or two that night
I could never have had at school.

Don't you know, don't you know
You gotta take the chance
I'm going back on the steamboat, mama, 
Gonna make it back to France.
Well, you gotta take it easy, but you take it
If you're gonna find romance.
If you're gonna find ro
If you're gonna find ro
If you're gonna find romance.