The Last Time I Saw Paris
Performed by Dick Jurgens
and his Orchestra;
V
ocals by Buddy Moreno
Recorded November 26, 1940
Written by Hammerstein II
& Kern
A lady known as Paris,
Romantic and Charming
Has left her old companions and faded
from view
Lonely men with lonely eyes are seeking
her in vain
Her streets are where they were, but
there's no sign of her
She has left the Seine
The last time I saw Paris, her heart
was warm and gay,
I heard the laughter of her heart in
every street café
The last time I saw Paris, her trees
were dressed for spring,
And lovers walked beneath those trees
and birds found songs to sing.
I dodged the same old taxicabs that
I had dodged for years.
The chorus of their squeaky horns was
music to my ears.
The last time I saw Paris, her heart
was warm and gay,
No matter how they change her, I'll
remember her that way.
I'll think of happy hours, and people
who shared them
Old women, selling flowers, in markets
at dawn
Children who applauded, Punch and Judy
in the park
And those who danced at night and kept
our Paris bright
'til the town went dark
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