This is a strange song. My interpretation is a little rough but here's some food for thought.
Clair de Lune is French for moonlight (which means Dick may have been lying on "I Don't Speak French)
"she's a treasure chest with nary a doubloon" probably means she has nothing to offer the narrator (whether it be money or a metaphor for something else) so why should he marry her.
I think this song might be about a relationship that is built on one component--probably sex--but outside of this main component their isn't anything else. They don't have anything to talk about. The beginning of the first and second verses might be examples of their worthless conversations: "Meats, foods and vegetables..."
The treasure chest might mean that she is attractive/looks good on the outside but has nothing on the inside, in terms of intelligence.
This is a strange song. My interpretation is a little rough but here's some food for thought.
Clair de Lune is French for moonlight (which means Dick may have been lying on "I Don't Speak French)
"she's a treasure chest with nary a doubloon" probably means she has nothing to offer the narrator (whether it be money or a metaphor for something else) so why should he marry her.
I think this song might be about a relationship that is built on one component--probably sex--but outside of this main component their isn't anything else. They don't have anything to talk about. The beginning of the first and second verses might be examples of their worthless conversations: "Meats, foods and vegetables..."
The treasure chest might mean that she is attractive/looks good on the outside but has nothing on the inside, in terms of intelligence.