The London I Love. 1941.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Oct 2000.

I only have to close my eyes,
and visions of a love arise,

changed though she may be,
yet I shall always see,
My London as the daylight dies.

Street lamps glow and news boys calling,
city I know with twilight falling,

deep in my heart I keep recalling
The London I love.

Small cosy bars and cheerful greeting,
long lines of cars and lovers meeting,

under the stars, her heart is beating,
The London I love.

Breathless and fast the crowd hurries past,
there's a glow in the London sky,

velvety dark the trees in the park,
touch my heart and I don't know why.

Mayfair hotels their windows beaming,
chiming of bells the river gleaming,

you are my dream I'm always dreaming,
The London I love.

Gay theatre queues and first night glories,
late final news, Head Waiter stories,

dearest of all that I adore is,
The London I love.

Flow'rs in the street their perfumes straying,
rhythm of feet, dance music playing,

with ev'ry beat my heart keeps saying,
It's the London I love.

Bright coloured lights Palladium nights,
and a world that was always gay,

all you have been will stay evergreen
in my heart, till another day.

Taxis that hoot and costers crying,
world that awakes when daylight's dying,

you are my dream for which I'm sighing,
The London I love.

Dear Leicester Square, the Empire glowing,
two seats to spare and Garbo showing,

life ev'rywhere so gaily flowing,
the London I love.

Dinners to choose and winelist searches,
lights changing hues where Eros perches,

sweet sudden views of old Wren churches,
the London I love.

Mem'ries arise in front of my eyes,
as the gay cavalcade goes by,

you'll still be gay when ghosts of today,
fade away with their world awry.

Laughter and song, and swing doors turning,
when will these things be more than yearning?

Come back my world with bright lights burning
The London I love.

Soft karaoke
Words
S.Strings
Syn Strings1
Legato Strings
pizz strings
solo Fr Horn
The London I Love
1941
Music by George Posford
Lyrics by Harold Purcell
MIDI
Doug Grierson - Research
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London 26th Oct 2000
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones
The London I Love 1941 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 26th Oct 2000

The London I Love 1941 Music by George Posford Lyrics by Harold Purcell