I Wonder (What It's Like To Be In Paris)

Lyric: Harry Warren
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1962
Original publisher: Four Jays Music Co., Inc.

Verse:

I've always been a sort of home sweet homer,
I never really cared to roam;
But now that I've grown wiser,
I have changed my point of view;
There's just one place I'd like to see
Before I say, "Adieu";
The place I mean is far across the sea,
It's known to ev'ryone as gay Paree!

Chorus 1:

I wonder what it's like to be in Paris?
I'd like to see the chestnut trees in bloom;
And what a thrill to climb the hill to Montmarte,
And see the Eiffel Tower from my room.
It must be fun to fall in love in Paris,
To say, "Cherie, je t'aime, we'll never part!"
Oh, I guess I'll never ever get to Paris,
But Paris will be always in my heart.

Chorus 2:

I wonder what it's like to be in Paris?
I'd like to be in Paris in the spring;
Where I could stroll around the Latin Quarter
Or dine at Maxim's just to have a fling.
There's music in the air when you're in Paris,
And happiness and love is à la carte.
Oh, I guess I'll never ever get to Paris,
But Paris will be always in my heart.