It’s Nicer in Nice

(Verse)
[HORTENSE]
I'm often asked if I would like to travel
And visit other lands across the sea
But though it might be pleasant
I think that for the present
This is the place where I prefer to be
Let others go to Sweden or Siam
I think I'll stay exactly where I am

(Chorus)
[HORTENSE]
They say it's lovely when a
Young lady's in Vienna
But it's nicer, much nicer in Nice
In Amsterdam or Brussels
The men have great big muscles
But they're nicer, much nicer in Nice
I've heard that the Italians
Are very fond of dalliance
And they're also keen on it in Greece
But whatever they may say
This is where I want to stay
For it's so much nicer in Nice

[ENSEMBLE]
She says it's nicer, much nicer in Nice
She says it's nicer, much nicer in Nice

[HORTENSE]
Some people's one desire is
To go to Buenos Aires
But it's nicer, much nicer in Nice
The laws are rather vague in
The town of Copenhagen
But they're nicer, much nicer in Nice
And some may like a flutter
In Bombay or Calcutta
But they might have trouble with the p'lice
(Ooh, la la!)
Other places may be fun
But when all is said and done
It is so much nicer in Nice

(dance break)

[HORTENSE]
But they might have trouble with the p'lice
(Oh, mon Dieu!)
Though I know a love affair
Is delicious anywhere
It is so much nicer in Nice

[ALL]
And some may like a flutter
In Bombay or Calcutta
But they might have trouble with the p'lice
Other places may be fun
But when all is said and done
It is so much nicer in Nice

[HORTENSE]
So much nicer

[ALL]
So much nicer in Nice