[Lyric] Balbec-by-the-Sea (My Life With Albertine)

[NARRATOR, spoken]
That is the end. I will begin at the beginning. That summer when I was seventeen. That summer long ago. At Balbec by the sea

[3 STROLLERS]
Balbec by the sea
Balbec by the sea
Happy as can be at Balbec by the sea

[BATHERS]
Balbec by the sea
Balbec by the sea
Happiest are we at Balbec by the sea

[1 MALE STROLLER]
Long drawn out whistles on a warm summer's eve
The pleasure boats approaching

[3 STROLLERS]
Balbеc by the sea

[NARRATOR (BATHERS AND STROLLERS)]
Purple light bеneath a curtain (Purple light beneath a curtain)
Blue green undulating sea (Blue green undulating sea)
Outside concert serenading Balbec by the sea (Outside concert serenading Balbec by the sea)
[BATHERS]
Balbec by the sea
Balbec by the sea
Happiest are we at Balbec by the sea

[NARRATOR (BATHERS AND STROLLERS)]
Balbec by the sea
Balbec by the sea
Happy as can be at Balbec by the sea
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah at Balbec by the sea)

[ALL EXCEPT MARCEL]
Balbec by the sea
Balbec by the sea

[MARCEL]
Ev'ry morning I would be impatient to wake up and see
Which sea would be playing just for me

[ALL]
At Balbec by the sea
Balbec by the sea

[NARRATOR]
Balbec by the
[MARCEL]
Balbec by the

[STROLLERS]
Balbec by the

[BATHERS]
Balbec by the

[ALL]
Balbec by the sea
Balbec by the sea

[MARCEL]
On my grandma's knee

[ALL]
At Balbec by the sea

[BATHERS AND STROLLERS]
Balbec by the sea

[MARCEL AND NARRATOR (BATHERS AND STROLLERS)]
Balbec by the sea
Ev'ry morning I would be impatient to wake up and see
(Balbec, Balbec, Balbec, Balbec)
[ALL]
Which sea would be playing

[MARCEL AND NARRATOR]
Just for me

[ALL]
At Balbec by the sea
Balbec by the sea
Balbec by the
Balbec by the
Balbec by the sea