June Christy - Gone For The Day lyrics

They call me coquette, and mademoiselle
And I must admit I like it quite well
It's something to be the darling of all
Le grande femme fatale, the belle of the ball
There's nothing as gay as life in Paris
There's no other person, I'd rather be
I love what I do, I love what I see
But where is the schoolgirl that
Used to be me

Ah, the apple trees where at garden teas
Jack-o lanterns swung: Fashions of the day
Vests of applique dresses of shantung
Only yesterday when the world was young
While sitting around we often recall
The laugh of the year, the night of them all
The blonds who was so attractive that year
Some opening night that made us all cheer
Remember that time we all got so tight
And Jacques and Antoine got into a fight
The gendarmes who came
Passed out like a light
I laugh with the rest, it's all very bright

Ah, the apple trees sunlight memories
Where the hammock swung
On our backs we'd lie looking at the shy
Till the stars were strung only last July
When the world was young

You'll see me in Cape D'Antibes, or in Spain
I follow the sun by boat or by plane
It's any old millionaire in a storm
For I've got my mink to keep my heart warm:
And sometimes I drink too much with the crowd
And, sometimes I talk a little too loud
My head may be aching, but it's unbowed
And sometimes I see it all through the cloud
Ah, the apple trees and the hive of bees
Where we once got stung summers at Bordeau
Rowing at bateau where the willow hung
Just a dream ago when the world was young