Gay Paree
From the film victor/victoria
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 soirée to spare
Go to the Folies Bergère
You'll see such gaiety there
C'est la vie
Around the Rue des Beaux Arts
Where all the cabaret shows are
I mean well really those are
You'll agree：
What they mean when they say"gay" Paree
The Faubourg Saint Honoré
Where all the millionaires play
Is also I'm so glad to say
Gay Paree
The rue de Rivoli arcades
Where fancy goods are displayed
There's also bound to be rough trade
Gay Paree
And in l'arrondissement eight
The Champs Élysées I would rate
Perhaps the one thing that's straight
As can be
And at the Café de la Paix
If you are heading that way
They drink a toast every day
Around three
They make each moment as gay
As le quatorze juillet
That's what they mean
When they say"gay Paree"
