Paris is at her best in MayI get a happy shiverStrolling beside the riverThe winter's woes melt awayHearing excited children playParis is amorous in MayWhen girls are window shoppingAnd you see traffic stoppingFrom where you sit in some caféI love to walk for hoursHigh on the scent of flowersWhy is it that old Eiffel TowerSo overpowers meOh, on a sunny day in MayNo matter what they've told youOr what that other song may sayParis is at her best in MayParis is at her best in MayJ'aime Paris au mois de maiAvec ses bouquinistesEt ses aquarellistesQue le printemps a ramenéComme chaque année le long des quais j'aimeParis au mois de maiLa Seine qui l'arroseMille petites chosesQue je ne pourrais expliquerJ'aime quand la nuit sévèreÉteint la paix sur terreEt que la ville soudain s'éclaireDe millions de lumièresIl me plaît, me plaît à me promenerEn souriant aux fillesDans les rues qui fourmillentJ'aime, j'aime ParisParis au mois de maiParis is at her best in MayWhen spring and youth possess herAnd gentle winds caress herAnd happy lovers slowly strayBy little bookshops on the quayParis is loveliest in MayOh, having her portrait paintedSmiling to get acquaintedA million blossoms on displayI love to walk her wide streetsThen to explore her side streetsCrazy and identified streetsThat please the eye streetsI fall in love with her each MaySeeing the same fine new lightOn the moonlight's silver grayParis, oh ParisIs at her bestIn May