Complete autograph manuscript of the song entitled "Au bal des ballots" whose music was composed by Henri Salvador and performed in 1979.- two leaves, of 13 lines each, written in black pencil with cross-outs and corrections and constituting the two initial versions of the refrain in draft state
- 59 lines written in blue ballpoint pen on three perforated white paper leaves with cross-outs and corrections.- Two typescripts, one on onionskin paper and the other mounted on cardboard
Very fine collection of this song enumerating the different styles of dance halls.
"Y a des bals pour les pompiers / Et les joyeux militaires. / Y en a pour les vieux notaires / Et les sombres charcutiers." ["There are dances for the firemen / And the jolly soldiers. / There are some for the old notaries / And the gloomy butchers."]
Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.