Gay Paree - Robert Preston

When people speak of Gay Paree

They think that when they say Paree is gay

They mean that gay Paree is gay;

It is!

Not in the way Paree

Was gay in yesterday Paree;

It means today that gay Paree is «Gay!»

Not that gay!

They say Paree has always been «that way!»

Along the banks of the Seine

Just take a walk now and then

You’ll meet some interesting men: Gay Paree!

Along the Rue Madeleine

Each evening 'round about ten

You’ll see it time and time again: Gay Paree!

If you’ve a soiree to spare

Go to the Follies Bergeres

You’ll see such gaiety there

C’est la vie!

Around the Rue des Beaux-Arts

Where all the cabarets shows are

I mean, well, really those are

You’ll agree

What they mean when they say «Gay Paree»!

Du Foubourg Saint Honore

Where all the millionaires play

Is also, I’m so glad to say, Gay Paree!

The Rue de Rivoli Arcade

Where fancy goods are displayed

There’s also plenty of rough trade: Gay Paree!

And in arrondissement eight

The Champs Elysees I would rate

Perhaps the one thing that’s straight as can be

And at the Cafe de la Paix

If you are heading that way

They drink a toast ev’ry day around three;

They make each moment as gay

As Le Quatorze of Juillet;

That’s what they mean when the say

«Gay Paree!»