Sam Butera was the saxophonist and leader of Louis Prima's backing band dur… Read Full Bio ↴Sam Butera was the saxophonist and leader of Louis Prima's backing band during their heyday years in Las Vegas. Butera stayed on after Prima's most popular duet partner & wife Keely Smith left and Butera continued to play with him through the 1960's until Prima's death in the mid 1970's. Butera lead an active life and continued to perform regularly in Las Vegas and on tour until age made nightly forays less feasible a few years before his death at age 81 in June of 2009.

French Poodle
Sam Butera & The Witnesses Lyrics

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French Poodle
It was because of her French Poodle, I knew she was my style
I took a look at her French Poodle and then she started to smile
We began to talk and after a while she introduced herself
I said, “I’m so happy meeting you child cause I’m a dog lover myself”

I took a-hold of her French Poodle, the pavement started to rock
I held the lease of her French Poodle and by the end of the block
We walked arm in arm, cupid worked his charm, my dreams were coming true
Yeah we fell in love, I own the Poodle too

I’m a dog lover myself

I took a-hold of her French Poodle, the pavement started to rock
I held the lease of her French Poodle and by the end of the block

We walked arm in arm, cupid worked his charm, my dreams were coming true
Yes we fell in love; I own the hound dog too

Overall Meaning

The song "French Poodle" by Sam Butera & The Witnesses tells the story of how the singer fell in love with a woman because of her French Poodle. He talks about how he knew she was his style because of the dog, which made her smile. They begin to talk and he mentions that he is a dog lover himself. As they hold onto the dog's leash and walk down the street, he realizes that his dreams are coming true and they fall in love. At the end of the song, he mentions that he also owns a hound dog.

Line by Line Meaning

It was because of her French Poodle, I knew she was my style
When I saw her with her French Poodle, I knew she was the kind of person I would want to be with

I took a look at her French Poodle and then she started to smile
When I looked at her dog, she smiled indicating that she was open to talking to me

We began to talk and after a while she introduced herself
After a while of talking, she introduced herself to me

I said, “I’m so happy meeting you child cause I’m a dog lover myself”
I expressed my happiness in meeting her and told her that I loved dogs too

I took a-hold of her French Poodle, the pavement started to rock
As I held onto her dog, we began walking and the pavement seemed to shake with the rhythm of our steps

I held the lease of her French Poodle and by the end of the block
I continued to hold onto the dog's leash as we walked and by the end of the block, we were still together

We walked arm in arm, cupid worked his charm, my dreams were coming true
We walked together and Cupid's influence brought us closer together, fulfilling my dreams

Yeah we fell in love, I own the Poodle too
We ended up falling in love and I ended up owning the dog as well

Yes we fell in love; I own the hound dog too
The happiness and love we found led me to also own her dog, which I loved just as much as she did

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