once upon a summertime

Once upon a summertime
   if you recall
We stopped beside a little flower stall
A bunch of bright forget-me-nots was all
   You let me buy you 

Once upon a summerday
   just like today
We laughed the happy afternoon away
And stole a kiss
   in every street café

You were sweeter than
   the blossoms on the trees
I was as proud as any boy could be
As though the mayor had offered me the key
   to Paris

Now another wintertime
   has come and gone
The pigeons feeding in the square
   have flown
And I remember when
   the vespers chimed
You loved me once upon a summertime