Various Artists Paris Holds the Key (To Your Heart) lyrics

Performed by Bernadette Peters, Jonathan Dokuchitz


ACCORDION PLAYER:
Lovers!

LADY FLOWER SELLER:
Ooh la la...

SOPHIE:
Welcome, my friends, to Paris!
Here, have a flower, on me.
Forget where you're from,
You're in France!
Children, come!
I'll show you that French
"joie de vivre!"

Paris holds the key you your heart
And all of Paris plays a part.

ACCORDION PLAYER AND FLOWER SELLER:
You'll stroll two by two
Down what we call "la rue"

SOPHIE AND ALL:
And soon all Paris will be singing to you!
Ooh la la! Ooh la la! Ooh la la!

MAURICE CHEVALIER:
Paris holds the key to l'amour!

FREUD:
And not even Freud knows the cure!

AVIATOR:
There's love in the air!

JOSEPHINE BAKER:
At the Follies Bergere!

ARTISTE:
The French have it down to an art!

ALL:
Paris holds the key to your heart!
Ooh la la!

SOPHIE:
When you're feeling blue
Come to Le Moulin.
When your heart says don't
The French say do!

CAN CAN GIRLS:
When you think you can't

You'll find you can can!

SOPHIE:
Everyone can can can
You can can can too!

SOPHIE AND CAN CAN GIRLS:
Whee!
Whee!
Whee!

DIMITRI:
Paris holds the key to her past
Yes, Princess, I've found you
At last.
No more pretend
You'll be gone,
That's the end...

ALL:
Paris holds the key
To your heart!

CONTURIER:
You'll be "tres jolie"
And so smart!

ISADORA DUNCAN:
Come dance through the night

RODIN:
And forget all your woes

SOPHIE AND ALL:
A city of light!

GERTRUDE STEIN:
Where a rose is a rose!

SOPHIE AND ALL:
And one never knows
What will start!
Paris
Holds the key...

DIMITRI:
To her...

SOPHIE AND ALL:
Heart!
Ooh la la!
Ooh la la!