When I was a kid, I thought he was singing "tenderly", not "femme jolie". It's pretty bad pronunciation, so I will go on thinking that...
And the night is never to wait, femme jolie, femme jolie
Love me now, before it's too late, femme jolie, femme jolie
But we haven't got time, I'll be gone in the sunshine.
And the night is never to wait, femme jolie, femme jolie
Love me now, before it's too late, femme jolie, femme jolie
But we haven't got time, I'll be gone in the sunshine.