The Bistro
Waiters:
Let the contest begin Sing! Can you sing! Can you sing a little ballad In between the salad And the tete-de-veau If only we could hear a melody Chante! What you want! Make it lyrical and vocal Popular and local Judges, take your places Chorus, you will do the harmony Harmony, ah!
Carlotta:
Tonight we will sing only songs about Paris! I will begin the competition. Paris...Paris is a lark, a stroll in the park A bagatelle! Paris...Paris is a chance to find, while in France, La vie plus belle As charming and almost as gorgeous as me Is Paris...is Paris!
Waiter:
Who's next?
Count:
Christine!
Carlotta:
Christine?
Count:
Why not?
Carlotta:
But she is my costume girl!
Count:
She has a very nice voice! I've heard it! {To Christine} Go on. Don't' be afraid.
Christine:
Melody, melody, melody, melody Sung so melodiously Melody, melody, my kind of melody Gentle and flowing and free Soaring above every rooftop Whispering under each tree Melody, melody My melodie de Paris
Carlotta:
"It's a sweet little voice. Weak, but sweet."
Christine:
La la la la.... Hold me and love me As you would love Paris Squeeze my knee In the tuileries Take me dans tes bras In the bois de boulogne and Hold me and kiss me As you would kiss Paris-Montparnasse, je t'embrasse Take me away, Alons-y!
Christine/Two Tenors:
Along the river Seine Cuddle and amuse me Tell me then How you came to choose me Tell me when, If you ever lose me You will feel you've lost Paris
Christine:
Come along with me
Christine/Two Tenors:
And underneath the stars We'll continue walking Past the barsc Nuzzling and talking
Christine:
With the stars Staring down and gawking At the lovers such as we... Loving in Paris Loving in Paris Paris! Paris! The fantasie is told me every time you
Christine/Company:
Hold me and kiss me As you would kiss Paris,
Christine:
Come with me, toi, je t'en prie, moi! Take me away there And promise we'll stay there Oh, take me away...Alons-y!
Company:
Ah, Paris, ah Paris, ah Paris, Paris, Paris
Christine:
Paris!
Company:
Melody, melody, melody, melody Sung so melodiously
Christine:
Paris!
Company:
Melody, melody, my kind of melody Gentle and flowing and free
Christine/Company:
Soaring above every rooftop Whispering under each tree Melody, melody, my melodie de Pa-- Melody, melody, my melodie de Paris!
Waiters:
Let the contest begin Sing! Can you sing! Can you sing a little ballad In between the salad And the tete-de-veau If only we could hear a melody Chante! What you want! Make it lyrical and vocal Popular and local Judges, take your places Chorus, you will do the harmony Harmony, ah!
Carlotta:
Tonight we will sing only songs about Paris! I will begin the competition. Paris...Paris is a lark, a stroll in the park A bagatelle! Paris...Paris is a chance to find, while in France, La vie plus belle As charming and almost as gorgeous as me Is Paris...is Paris!
Waiter:
Who's next?
Count:
Christine!
Carlotta:
Christine?
Count:
Why not?
Carlotta:
But she is my costume girl!
Count:
She has a very nice voice! I've heard it! {To Christine} Go on. Don't' be afraid.
Christine:
Melody, melody, melody, melody Sung so melodiously Melody, melody, my kind of melody Gentle and flowing and free Soaring above every rooftop Whispering under each tree Melody, melody My melodie de Paris
Carlotta:
"It's a sweet little voice. Weak, but sweet."
Christine:
La la la la.... Hold me and love me As you would love Paris Squeeze my knee In the tuileries Take me dans tes bras In the bois de boulogne and Hold me and kiss me As you would kiss Paris-Montparnasse, je t'embrasse Take me away, Alons-y!
Christine/Two Tenors:
Along the river Seine Cuddle and amuse me Tell me then How you came to choose me Tell me when, If you ever lose me You will feel you've lost Paris
Christine:
Come along with me
Christine/Two Tenors:
And underneath the stars We'll continue walking Past the barsc Nuzzling and talking
Christine:
With the stars Staring down and gawking At the lovers such as we... Loving in Paris Loving in Paris Paris! Paris! The fantasie is told me every time you
Christine/Company:
Hold me and kiss me As you would kiss Paris,
Christine:
Come with me, toi, je t'en prie, moi! Take me away there And promise we'll stay there Oh, take me away...Alons-y!
Company:
Ah, Paris, ah Paris, ah Paris, Paris, Paris
Christine:
Paris!
Company:
Melody, melody, melody, melody Sung so melodiously
Christine:
Paris!
Company:
Melody, melody, my kind of melody Gentle and flowing and free
Christine/Company:
Soaring above every rooftop Whispering under each tree Melody, melody, my melodie de Pa-- Melody, melody, my melodie de Paris!