Tra la ~ It's May! The lusty month of May
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes blissfully astray
It's here ~ It's here! That shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear

It's May, oh it's May! That gorgeous holi~day
When ev'ry maiden prays that her lad will be a cad
It's mad ~ It's gay! A libelous display
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes, ev'ryone breaks,
Ev'ryone 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 ev'rywhere?
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 ~ It's May! The LUSTY month of May!
That darling month when ev'ryone 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 ev'ry frivolous whim... proper or "im"
It's wild ~ It's gay! Alive, a lustrous flay
The birds and bees with all of their vast amorous past
Gaze at the human race aghast,
The LUSTY month of May!

Tra la ~ It's May! The LUSTY month of May!
That lovely month when ev'ryone 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 ev'ryone takes, ev'ryone breaks
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The LUST month of Mayyyyyyy!