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