[Chorus]
Bells are ringing
Soul of France
Belles are singing of romance

[Verse 1]
C'est très jolie en Paris in the spring
Watching all the lovers walk along the Seine
Pitch a penny in her like a wishing well
Feed the pigeons in the park near Tour Eiffel

[Chorus]
Bells are ringing
Soul of France
Belles are singing of romance

[Verse 2]
There's a chapel Sacré-Cœur in quaint Montmartre
In the open air, the painters show their art
In the restaurant, sip a beaujolais
What a perfect way to spend a lovely day

[Chorus]
Bells are ringing
Soul of France
Belles are singing of romance
[Verse 3]
Sunday morning, hear the bells of Notre-Dame
Watching belles jeunes filles and the handsome gendarmes
Near the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées
Coffee and croissants in a sidewalk café
Some people go to see the races at Deauville
Or weekend by the racing tides of Mont Saint-Michel
Some take the tour of Chartres on an autobus
While the writers and the artists never leave Montparnasse