Idle Dreams 1920 Gershwin

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 09 Sep 2004

Beside an idol carved of stone,
a China boy sits all alone.
And as his pipe burns,
the boy yearns to make her his own.
With all the rev'rence of a prayer.
He calls unto his idol fair.

Come my China maid,
I call you from your throne of jade.
Dreaming here I'm sure
I see the pure love arise
in your almond eyes.
But when my pipe burns low,
you vanish then
I wake and I know
my dreaming of my Idol
is but an idle dream.

Come my China maid,
I call you from your throne of jade.
Dreaming here I'm sure
I see the pure love arise
in your almond eyes.
But when my pipe burns low,
you vanish then
I wake and I know
my dreaming of my Idol
is but an idle dream.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Idle Dreams 1920 Gershwin
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Arthur Jackson
© MCMXX by T.B.Harms Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 09 September 2004 at 11.57
in association with Doug Grierson
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