THE SEINE
(Irving Burgess)

The Kingston Trio


One night along the river at Saint-Germain-des-Prés 
I first met my beloved at a small sidewalk café.
We walked along the river, the shadows passing by 
But we only saw each other, the shining water and the sky

Chorus:
The Seine, the Seine, when will I again meet her there 
Greet her there on the moonlit banks of the Seine?

Standing there across the river, mid sound of horn and tram
In all her quiet beauty, the cathedral Notre Dame
And as we passed beside her, I said a little prayer 
That when this dream was over, I'd awake and find you there

(Chorus)

We walked along the river, 'till dawn was coming nigh 
Beneath the Eiffel Tower we said our last good-bye.
There on that splendid morning, I left you all in tears 
And the beauty of that hour will shine within me through the years

(Chorus)

The Seine, the Seine, 
When will I again meet her there on the Seine?




(Contributed by  - March 2007)