1889, Belle Epoque, Paris
Small matter of a tower built by Eiffel
I wouldn't like to build something like this
I wonder if construction workers fell
You could fall in Seine if you're not careful
Then there was the contrast of boulevards
With Montmartre on its hill, a village feel
And at its foot, in Pigalle, the reward
For a tough week exploiting Communards
Was to watch La Goulue exploiting this
And that part of your body and your soul
Toulouse-Lautrec painted her while the arts
World chin-stroked at all those Impressionists
And starry-eyed Van Gogh painted nightfall
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