Once upon a summertime if you recall We stopped beside a little flower store A bunch of bright forget-me-nots Was all you'd let me buy you Once upon a summertime just like today We laughed the happy afternoon away And stole a kiss in every street café You were sweeter than the blossoms in the trees I was as proud as any man could be As if the mayor had offered me the key to Paris Now, another wintertime has come and gone The pigeons feeding in the square have flown But I remember when the vespers chimed You loved me once upon a summertime Now, another wintertime has come and gone The pigeons feeding in the square have flown But I remember when the vespers chimed You loved me, once upon a summertime