Under Paris' sky a song takes flight
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It was born today in a boy's heart
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Paris' sky watches love stroll by
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Lovers showing off their happy vibe
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Two musicians, a few gawkers
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Then crowds by the thousands
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Under Paris' sky it sings at dawn
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Eternal love song of this old city
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A few rays from the summer sky
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A boatman's accordion
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The tramps and the beggars
Come from all over the world
To chatter among themselves
Keeps its secret to itself
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For twenty centuries it's been in love
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When it rains on Paris
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When he's too jealous
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Of his millions of lovers