(Verse 1)
[CARL]
We share a mutual ambition
Which naught can disarrange

[SARI]
Based on the hopeful supposition
That soon our luck will change

[CARL]
Though we very often wonder whether
Poverty will win the day

[SARI]
Just as long as we remain together
Troubles seem to fade away

(Chorus 1)
[BOTH]
However hard the bed one lies on
The same old dreams begin
We're always scanning the horizon
For when our ship comes in

We'll have a sweet little café
In a neat little square
We'll find our fortune
And our happiness there
[CARL]
We shall thrive on the vain and resplendent

[SARI]
And contrive to remain independent

[CARL]
We'll have a meek reputation
And a chic clientele

[SARI]
Kings will fall under our spell

[BOTH]
We'll be so zealous
That the world will be jealous
Of our sweet little café in a square

(Verse 2)
[SARI]
Can you imagine our sensations
When we've security?

[CARL]
And all our dreary deprivations
Are just a memory
[SARI]
Though we're very often driven frantic
Peace is very hard to find

[CARL]
All these dreary days will seem romantic
When we've left them far behind

(Chorus 2)
[BOTH]
Fate needn't be quite such a dragon
He knows how tired we are
We'll hitch our hopeful little wagon
Onto a lucky star

[CARL]
We'll have a sweet little café
In a neat little square

[SARI]
We'll find our fortune
And our happiness there

[CARL]
We shall thrive on the vain and resplendent
[SARI]
And contrive to remain independent

[CARL]
We'll have a meek reputation
And a chic clientele

[SARI]
Kings will fall under our spell

[BOTH]
We'll be so zealous
That the world will be jealous
Of our sweet little café in a square