Gay Paree

[TODDY]
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!"