Sleepy Lagoon 1930 Eric Coates

James Pitt-Payne and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 22 Jan 2003

A sleepy lagoon,
a tropical moon
and two on an island,
A sleepy lagoon
and two hearts in tune
in some lullaby land.
The fireflies gleam,
reflect in the stream,
they sparkle and shimmer,
A star from on high
falls out of the sky
and slowly grows dimmer;
The leaves from the trees
all dance in the breeze
and float on the ripples.
We're deep in a spell
as nightingales tell
of roses and dew;
The memory of
this moment of love
will haunt me forever.
A tropical moon,
a sleepy lagoon and you.
Stand still,
Oh heaven and earth and river,
Stand still,
Oh time in your endless flight.
If love can but command,
the moon will stand,
The sun won't wake,
the day won't break,
And it will always be tonight.
The leaves from the trees
all dance in the breeze
and float on the ripples;
We're deep in a spell
as nightingales tell
of roses and dew;
The memory of this moment of love
will haunt me forever.
A tropical moon,
a sleepy lagoon and you!

Soft karaoke
Words
treble clef 1
treble clef 2
lyric line
bass
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Sleepy Lagoon 1930 Eric Coates
Music by Eric Coates
Lyrics by Jack Lawrence
copyright MCMXXX by Chappell and Co.Ltd.
copyright MCMXL by Chappell and Co.Ltd.
sequence and karaoke by
James Pitt-Payne, London UK and
Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
on Wednesday 22 January 2003 at 07.24
in association with Doug Grierson
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This is the tune adopted by the Late Roy Plumley
for his radio program 'Desert Island Disks', first
heard on the Home Service many years ago in the UK
and now heard most weeks with the Sue Lawley version
of the program.
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