I am heir to the Place Dauphine
and the Place Blanche is looking ill
the delivery trucks are full of milk
the street-sweepers are full of brooms
It's 5 o'clock
Paris awakes
Paris awakes
transvestites go to have a shave
the striptease artists go to dress
the pillows are completely pressed
the lovers full of tiredness
It's 5 o'clock
Paris awakes
Paris awakes
the coffee is in the coffee cups
cafes are cleaning mirrors and glass
and on the Boulevard Montparnasse
the station's just an empty shell
It's 5 o'clock
Paris awakes
Paris awakes
The commuters are in the stations
at La Villette they slice the bacon
Paris by night regains the buses
The bakers make their batard loaves
It's 5 o'clock
Paris awakes
Paris awakes
The Eiffel Tower has got cold feet
The Arc de Triomphe is revived
The Obelisque looks very well
in the light between the day and night
It's 5 o'clock
Paris awakes
Paris awakes
The newspapers are off the press
The labourers, the most depressed
the people rise and feel harassed
It's time for me to go to bed
It's 5 o'clock
Paris arises
It's 5 o'clock
but I can't sleep