I Know You

I recognize your majesty

Of course you do you silly goose
I am the queen, of course you knew
My profile is on every Franc and every sou

I know who you are
I recognize your majesty from days gone by

The small chateau where I
Grew up? Perhaps Versailles?

That tawdry inn, in the Pigale, I cannot lie
I know who you are
But why dredge up old memories?
Times you got swimmingly through
You had preferred that I had
Never breathed a word i know you
I know you

Comе closer, dear
It's coming back a tiny trace
I must admit, I nеver quite forget a face
Though every feature's in a
Slightly different place i know who you are
I vaguely see you dancing with a beefy man

You're thinking of the Ballets Russes
Where I began a pas de deux

But with a rose, and with a fan
I know who you are
But why poke through your chifforobe?
One never knows what one finds

Though in the end you may
Dig up a useful friend two like minds
I know you

You've quite a knack for
Bringing back old memories

To help you, dear
To see the forest for the trees

Now I recall you dressed in tights
On a trapeze? I know who you are

Another time, another place and way back when
So many years, so many nights

So many men

Remind me, dear one
Did I ever like you then?

I know who you are
What a joy to see you again
Straight from the "how do you do"
To in the end discovering a long-lost friend
I know you

I know you