BEAUTIFUL BIRD OF PARADISE
© c. 1913
Lyrics: Phil de Angelis; Music: Fred C. Farrell
From: The Bird of Paradise play by Oliver Moroscos
Sheet Music: F. B. Haviland Pub Co Inc, New York
Recordings:
In the shadow of the palm trees
By the mountains of Hawaii
I first met this dusky maiden
Whom I call my bird of paradise
By its sandy shores I've kissed her
Now many, many days I've missed her
Tho she murmured be true
As I will to you
As I sang when we said goodbye
Beautiful bird of paradise, of me be dreaming
While the tender moon is beaming
My heart will yearn, til I return
To that wonderful isle, and your beautiful smile
Then I'll build a nest for you, beautiful you
Hum-m-m-m Hum-m-m-m
Hum-m-m-m Hum-m-m-m
To the music sweetly playing
I have seen her gently swaying
There was none that could compare then
To my little bird of paradise
Then we'd stroll by moonlit river
Ah! many, many times together
And often she'd sigh, for you I would die
For great is my love for you
Beautiful bird of paradise, of me be dreaming
While the tender moon is beaming
My heart will yearn, til I return
To that wonderful isle, and your beautiful smile
Then I'll build a nest for you, beautiful you
Hum-m-m-m Hum-m-m-m
Hum-m-m-m Hum-m-m-m
Mahalo to Larry W. Jones for the sheet music image and lyrics of this song.
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