Ah, Paris!

New York has neon, Berlin has bars
But ah! Paree!
Shanghai has silk and Madrid guitars
But ah! Paree!In Cairo you find bizarre bazaars
In London "pip! pip!" you sip tea.

But when it comes to love
None of the above
Compares, compris?
So if it's making love
That rou're thinking of
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! Paree!

I have seen the ruins of Rome
I've been in the igloos of Nome
I have gone to Moscow. It's very gay
Well, anyway
On the first of May.

I have seen Rangoon and Soho
And I like them more than so-so
But when there's a moon
Goodbye, Rangoon
Hello. Montmartre, hello!

Peking has rickshaws, New Orleans jazz
But ah! Paree!
Beirut has sunshine that's all it has
But ah! Paree!
Constantinople has Turkish baths
And Athens that lovely debris.

Carlsbad may have a spa
But for ooh-la-la
You come with me!
Carlsbad is where you're cured
After you have toured
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! Paree!