The Eiffel Tower Reflects

Non, rien de rien Non, je ne regrette rien Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait Ni le mal, tout ça m'est bien égal Non, rien de rien Non, je ne regrette rien They call me the Iron Lady of Paris, La Dame de Fer The French engineer Gustave Eiffel designed me I was the main attraction at the World's Fair (Every mademoiselle has her significant other) It took workers 2 years,2 months,5 days To complete me. Am I not wonderful? Each 7 years, I wear a new coat of paint Like the icon that I am. I've gone from copper brown, to yellow, Now I'm gold My makeover for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games I am photographed, drawn, filmed, I am the symbol of France I've starred in movies, The Moulin Rouge, Superman, The Bond film, (A View to a Kill) And Ratatouille I've had walk on appearances In literature, art and poetry I am more charismatic than Bardot As famous as Edith Piaf or Napoleon More than 6 million people climb me every year My paint alone weighs 60 tons! How's that for cosmetic luxury? In terms of monetary worth I am six times more valuable than the colosseum of Rome My height changes with the seasons. In summer, I am taller. I expand by 7 inches Strong winds can cause me to sway, Quite sensous, for a lady made of metal To get to my peak, you'll have to climb 1,665 steps Or not, if you suffer from heart problems or corpulence I have three levels Restaurants, observation area, souvenir shops Walk on my glass floor if you dare! Look at the dizzying scenes beneath your feet! Look out at The Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Élysées More than 370 people have committed suicide Since I was built. Life can be tragic But many lovers have pledged to wed inside me Guillaume Apollinaire wrote a poem in the shape of my tower I'm top of hundreds of tourists' bucket list In 1912, Austrian tailor Franz Reichel died After jumping from me To demonstrate his parachute design Like Icarus, his planning wasn't great In 1914, at the start of WW1, a radio transmitter In my tower jammed German radio communications, Thus I aided the Allied victory at the first battle of the Marne I am a true French patriot For 9 years, I hosted signs for Citroen I was the tallest advertising space of the age In 1925, the con artist Victor Lustig 'sold' me for scrap metal In 1926, a pilot was killed trying to fly under my tower. So many adventures! Hitler ordered his military governor of Paris, to demolish me Of course, his order was disobeyed In 1987, A.J.Hackett bungee jumped from my top I am the focus of France at New Year's Eve and Bastille Day Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery I've been copied world wide. I give you The Blackpool Tower in England The Tokyo Tower in Japan A half scale version at the Paris Las Vegas in Nevada Two 1: 3 scale models in China, A copy in Durango, Mexico and European would be look-alikes I especially love the Trocadéro gardens, my neighbour over the Seine With its Warsaw fountains, its gilded bronze animal statues, Its two stone statues, 'L'homme' by Pierre Traverse And 'La Femme' by Daniel Bacqué. I am the ultimate A line fashion Coco Chanel, eat your heart out! Non, rien de rien Non, je ne regrette rien Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait Ni le mal, Tout ça m'est bien égal Non, rien de rien Non, je ne regrette rien