Once upon a summertime, if you recall,

We stopped beside a little flower stall.

bunch of bright forget-me-nots was all

I'd let you buy me.

Once upon a summertime, just like today,

We laughed the happy afternoon away

And stole a kiss in ev'ry street caf‚.

You were sweeter than the blossoms on the tree.

I was as proud as any girl could be,

As if the Mayor had offered me the key

To Paris!

Now, another wintertime [bad word] and gone.

The pigeons feeding in the square have flown,

But I remember when the vespers chime

You loved me once upon a summertime.