I Cannot Sleep Without Dreaming Of You 1920 'The Girl in the Spotlight'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Apr 2004

Had I known when I sat alone,
where a wonder like you could be,
I declare I'd have had you there
in my favorite chair with me.
There were some that I knew would come
but the ones that I knew
were nothing like you
Goodness knows,
I did not suppose that they grew.

I cannot sleep, dear,
without dreaming of you
in slumber deep, dear.
You are wonderful too
but dreams are cheap, dear,
and too good to be true.
What can I do when I can't sleep dear
without dreams of you.

I cannot sleep, dear,
without dreaming of you
in slumber deep, dear.
You are wonderful too
but dreams are cheap, dear,
and too good to be true.
What can I do when I can't sleep dear
without dreams of you.

Two or three have made love to me
in a way that I understood
and for years I've been bored to tears
by a number who thought they could.
But not one bears comparison
with the talent you've shown.
You stand quite alone.
I should say that you
have a way all your own.

I cannot sleep, dear,
without dreaming of you
in slumber deep, dear.
You are wonderful too
but dreams are cheap, dear,
and too good to be true.
What can I do when I can't sleep dear
without dreams of you.

I cannot sleep, dear,
without dreaming of you
in slumber deep, dear.
You are wonderful too
but dreams are cheap, dear,
and too good to be true.
What can I do when I can't sleep dear
without dreams of you.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Cannot Sleep Without Dreaming Of You 1920
Music by Victor Herbert
Lyrics by Richard Bruce
© MCMXX by T.B.Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 20 April 2004 at 12.34
in association with Doug Grierson
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The George W. Lederer Producing Co. Submits
"The Girl in the Spotlight"
Entire production Staged Under the Supervision of George W. Lederer.
Book and Lyrics by Richard Bruce. Music by Victor Herbert.
Victor Herbert Publication: New York: T.B. Harms, 1920.
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