Tra la, it's May, the lusty month of May   That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray   Tra la, it's here, that shocking time of year   When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear      It's May, it's May, that gorgeous holiday   When every maiden prays that her lad will be a cad   It's mad, it's gay, a libelous display   Those dreary vows that everyone takes, everyone breaks   Everyone makes divine mistakes, the lusty month of May      Whence this fragrance wafting through the air?   What sweet feelings does its scent transmute?   Whence this perfume floating everywhere?   Don't you know it's that dear forbidden fruit   Tra la la la la, that dear forbidden fruit, tra la la la la   Tra la la la la, tra la, tra la, tra la la la la la la la la la      It's May, the lusty month of May   That darling month when everyone throws self-control away   It's time to do a wretched thing or two   And try to make each precious day, one you'll always rue      It's May, it's May, the month of yes you may   The time for every frivolous whim, proper or im   It's wild, it's gay, a blot in every way   The birds and bees with all of their vast amorous past   Gaze at the human race aghast      Tra la, it's May, the lusty month of May   That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray   Tra la, it's here, that shocking time of year   When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear      It's May, it's May, the month of great dismay   When all the world is brimming with fun wholesome or un   It's mad, it's gay, a libelous display   Those dreary vows that everyone takes, everyone breaks   Everyone makes divine mistakes, the lusty month of May