Henry Mancini
Paris by Night
[TODDY]
Nowhere I know, no matter where I go
Seduces men like Paris does en masse
The streets of Pigalle, the bars of Les Halles
The brass'ries and cafés at Montparnasse
The cabarets and bistros where the writer or artiste goes
Are as much a part of Paris as La Tour Eiffel!
The restaurants for purists
The nightclubs for the tourists
We have those in abundance as well!
Paree can be a dangerous affair
She offers far more follies than The Follies Bergères!
For sheer sophistication, plus some higher education
The smarter set can't wait to step this way
For here at Club "Chez Lui"
As you're all about to see
We'll tell you straight why Gay Paree is gay
Paris by night... Paree la nuit
Seduces us in ways we don't expect to be
She has magic from which even a Houdini can't be free
'Cause Paris by night has mystery
That's haunted us and taunted us through history
Shady secrets she is all too aware we long to share
That's why it is, I guess, we all adore her
And hunger to explore her hidden charms
She fools us all because she's so capricious
But nothing's more delicious than to sleep in her arms
For Paris by night's the only way
To realize that all in all it's nighttime, not the day
That sets her apart, wins every heart
And makes all our dreams take flight
There's no dream you can't find in Paris...
Paree by night!
That's why it is, I guess, we all adore her
And hunger to explore her hidden charms
She fools us all because she's so capricious
But nothing's more delicious than to sleep in her arms
But Paris by night you can't condemn;
They say she's really at her best from two to six a.m.!
C'est vrais, she's sublime!
Nighttime's the time
When all of our dreams take flight
There's no dream you can't find in Paris
Paree by night!