Bonjour monsieur Paris really welcomes you It's the best room in the house It's forty francs a night, alright. It's crazy, it isn't worth a centime I'll take it! Merci Monsieur Rouged lips in the gaslight A great view of the hall That's the way the croissant crumbles after all
Paris is only one step away Les girls are out on bail Tres bien there's love for sale
Oh my cheri, wish you were mine And I'll show you a wonderful time For the price of a cheap champagne I'll show it you once again
One night in Paris Is like a year in any other place One night in Paris Will wipe the smile off your pretty face One girl in Paris Is like loving every woman One night in Paris One night in Paris One night in Paris May be your last ____________________________________
Part II: The Same Night in Paris
Is he gonna buy? You wanna little culture? Is he gonna pay? Maybe Monsieur is into photographs, Non? Or is he gonna fall in love The all American way? I got a watch wiz a beautiful Swiss movement Is he gonna buy? Forget the watch, I'll show you a good time! Is he gonna pay? Le connoisseur, want something different? Or is he gonna fall in love The all American way?
Oh you know you ain't no Casanova You can't even do the Bossa Nova Or the Tango or the Samba!
Though you are so very charming No you ain't no Casanova
Is he gonna buy? Is he gonna buy? Is he gonna pay? Is he gonna pay? Or is he gonna fall in love The all American way?
Is he gonna buy? Is he gonna buy? Is he gonna pay? Is he gonna pay? Or is he gonna fall in love The all American way?
Sometimes I think he will But then again... One night in Paris Is like a year in any other place! One night in Paris Will wipe the smile off your pretty face! Try a girl in Paris But try one of mine Each night in Paris Each night in Paris Each night in Paris Each night in Paris May be your last! ____________________________________
Part III: Later the same night in Paris
Forty-Two, Quarante-Deux Rue de Saint Jacques All our girls are how you say Good in the sack
I was a stripper On the Champs Elysees He was a gendarme In the gendarmerie Going Oh La La La Oh La La La La
He was a pimp In a black beret But he was an artiste In his own way Oh La La La Oh La La La La
When they raided my club that night That night They ruined my act with the leather umbrella the Chief de Police got a fright Got a fright He was up in my boudoir with some other fella It's only routine But I got this feeling It ain't good for business
Then the floor cleared A woman screamed to herself Henri...Though you're not the toast of Paris I love you, although you bed and beat me Henri, leave it alone, For the gendarme's just doing his job
Paris is only one step away Murder is only one step away
Notre Dame is ringing her bells Another gendarme has gone to Hell Notre Dame is ringing her bells Another gendarme has gone to Hell Gone to Hell Gone to Hell
One night in Paris Is like a year in any other place One night in Paris Will wipe the smile off your pretty face One girl in Paris Is like loving every woman This night in Paris This night in Paris This night in Paris This night in Paris May be your last!