Dreaming, Dreaming 1897 'The Serenade'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 May 2004

One afternoon while dozing,
my eyes a moment closing,
I seemed to feel a loving kiss,
from some unknown, attractive Miss;
her arms around me pressing,
she spoke in voice caressing,
but I awoke, awoke to swear,
for there was no such person there.

Ah! Dreaming, dreaming,
talking in my sleep,
wandering in dreamland,
where happiness is cheap;
when we awake,
things are not what they seem;
I thought it was a kiss,
but it was just an idle dream.

My grandpapa was wealthy,
delightfully unhealthy,
the family did all declare
that I was grandpa's only heir,
he died, my grief was frantic,
he left his wealth gigantic
to skating rinks for heathen brats,
and singing schools for Thomas cats.

Ah! Dreaming, dreaming,
talking in my sleep,
wandering in dreamland,
where happiness is cheap;
when we awake,
things are not what they seem;
I thought it was a kiss,
but it was just an idle dream.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Dreaming, Dreaming 1897
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
© 1897 by Edward Schuberth & Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 26 May 2004 at 12.32
in association with Doug Grierson
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"The Serenade" - Comic Opera
Libretto by Harry B. Smith. Music by Victor Herbert
Performed by The Famous Bostonians
Victor Herbert Publication: New York: Edward Schuberth & Co., 1897
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