The song was written by Noël Roux and Armand Canfora.
[2] In France the song was released on an EP by Bourvil in 1959.
Soon it was covered by Belgian actress and singer Annie Cordy.
In Wallonia (French Belgium) the song reached no.
[2][3] 7-inch EP Pathé EG 488 M 7-inch EP Columbia ESRF 1235 M The tune has also been recorded by Luis Mariano (in 1960), Franck Pourcel, Mad Dodo (in 1992), and Roberto Alagna (in 2005).