Once upon a summertime if you recall
We stopped beside a little flower stall
A bunch of bright forget-me-nots
Was all I let you buy me
Once upon a summertime just like today
We laughed the happy afternoon away
& stole a kiss in every street cafe
You were sweeter
Than the blossom on the tree
I was as proud as any boy could be
As if the major had offered me the key,
The key to Paris
Now another wintertime has come & gone
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
But I remember when the vespers chime
You loved me once upon a summertime
Tous les lilas, tous les lilas de mai
N'en finiront, n'en finiront jamais
De faire la fete du coeur
Des jeunes qui s'aiment
S'aiment, s'aiment
Now another wintertime has come & gone
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
But I remember when the vespers chime
You loved me once upon a summertime...
Johnny Mercer/Michele Legrand
1958
