In an effort to avoid Paris becoming deserted every summer, the city now builds an artificial beach along the Seine - quite an extraordinary sight. Wh
In an effort to avoid Paris becoming deserted every summer, the city now builds an artificial beach along the Seine - quite an extraordinary sight. When we lived there in 2003, it was the year of "la canicule" - the hottest summer ever in France.
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In the summer all the streets here are deserted.
You can`t find the Parisians or their pets.
It`s easier to avoid the poodle droppings
As you walk that extra block for your baguettes.
The outbound roads are chock-a-block with traffic
As the city-dwellers bid the town goodbye
And they head towards the coast for their vacations,
Where the hotel prices reach towards the sky.
But in the city,
It`s very pretty.
They`ve made a beach along the river Seine,
With children playing in the sand
And lovers walking hand-in-hand.
Oh, let`s go down to Paris Plage again.
You can make an Eiffel Tower out of sand.
You can picnic and there`s lots of games to play.
There are ice-cream stalls that only charge you double,
And toilets where you never have to pay.
It`s such a pity
To leave the city.
You can lie in deck-chairs soaking up the sun.
Get a tan while you have the chance
And in the evening you can dance
To African drumbeats when the day is done.
In the city streets you`ll only see the tourists
Queuing for the Louvre and Notre Dame.
The restaurateurs have all gone on vacation
But you can`t close down that old Parisian charm.
Yes, in the city
It`s very pretty.
They`ve made a beach along the river Seine.
The mayor of Paris had a dream
And brought about this bold new scheme,
So let`s go down to Paris Plage again.
Let`s go again
Down to the Seine
And join the bodies lying in the sun.
No matter if you`re fat or slim,
Even though you can`t go for a swim,
At Paris Plage you`ll have a lot of fun.
With the hospitals and nursing homes short-handed
It`s the hottest summer France has ever known.
Eleven thousand old folks never made it,
When their families went and left them all alone.
But in the city,
It`s very pretty.
They`ve made a beach along the river Seine,
With children playing in the sand
And lovers walking hand-in-hand.
Oh, let`s go down to Paris Plage again.
Let`s go down to Paris Plage again.
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