Scoubidou is the French translation of Abel Meeropol

Abel Meeropol

Abel Meeropol was an American writer and song-writer, best known under his pseudonym Lewis Allan and as the adoptive father of the young sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.-Biography:...

's "Apples, Peaches and Cherries", a Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and...

 hit, originally written in English .
It was sung by Sacha Distel

Sacha Distel

Sacha Distel was a French singer and guitarist who had hits with a cover version of the Academy Award-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" , "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was born in Paris.-Career:Sacha Distel, born Alexandre Distel, was a son of Russian White émigré Leonid Distel...

, and was his first hit song. After Distel and Abel Meeropol settled a copyright infringement law suit over Distel's plagiarism, the royalties provided income to Michael and Robert Meeropol, the sons of the executed Russian spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.