This song is by Jacques Brel. Originally sung in French, the English translation was done by Mort Shuman for the American musical revue of the songs of Jacques Brel, "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris". This and several other of these English-translated Brel songs were also recorded by Scott Walker. David Bowie also recorded another from this Brel collection: "My Death".

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