Originally in Cole Porter's 1935 stage show "Jubilee", and later in
"Broadway Melody of 1940" this haunting tune was also a
fantastic "swing" hit for Artie Shaw in 1938, as an instrumental.
BEGIN THE BEGUINE
Words and Music by
Cole Porter
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
Refrain
WHEN THEY BEGIN THE BEGUINE,
IT BRINGS BACK THE SOUND OF MUSIC SO TENDER,
IT BRINGS BACK A NIGHT OF TROPICAL SPLENDOR,
IT BRINGS BACK A MEMORY EVER GREEN,
I’M WITH YOU ONCE MORE, UNDER THE STARS,
AND DOWN BY THE SHORE, AN ORCHESTRA’S PLAYING,
AND EVEN THE PALMS SEEM TO BE SWAYING,
WHEN THEY BEGIN THE BEGUINE,
TO LIVE IT AGAIN IS PAST ALL ENDEAVOR,
EXCEPT WHEN THAT TUNE CLUTCHES MY HEART,
AND THERE WE ARE, SWEARING TO LOVE FOREVER,
AND PROMISING NEVER, NEVER TO PART,
WHAT MOMENTS DIVINE, WHAT RAPTURE SERENE,
THE CLOUDS CAME ALONG TO DISPERSE THE JOYS WE HAD TASTED,
AND NOW, WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE CURSE THE CHANCE THAT WE WASTED,
I KNOW BUT TOO WELL WHAT THEY MEAN,
SO, DON’T LET THEM BEGIN THE BEGUINE,
LET THE LOVE THAT WAS ONCE A FIRE REMAIN AN EMBER,
LET IT SLEEP LIKE THE DEAD DESIRE I ONLY REMEMBER,
WHEN THEY BEGIN THE BEGUINE,
OH, YES, LET THEM BEGIN THE BEGUINE, MAKE THEM PLAY,
TILL THE STARS THAT WERE THERE BEFORE RETURN ABOVE YOU,
TILL YOU WHISPER TO ME ONCE MORE: DARLING, I LOVE YOU!
AND WE SUDDENLY KNOW WHAT HEAVEN WE’RE IN,
WHEN THEY BEGIN THE BEGUINE.
Drop me an "E" any time.
Be sure to mention this song title.
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Cole Porter
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
Refrain
WHEN THEY BEGIN THE BEGUINE,
IT BRINGS BACK THE SOUND OF MUSIC SO TENDER,
IT BRINGS BACK A NIGHT OF TROPICAL SPLENDOR,
IT BRINGS BACK A MEMORY EVER GREEN,
I’M WITH YOU ONCE MORE, UNDER THE STARS,
AND DOWN BY THE SHORE, AN ORCHESTRA’S PLAYING,
AND EVEN THE PALMS SEEM TO BE SWAYING,
WHEN THEY BEGIN THE BEGUINE,
TO LIVE IT AGAIN IS PAST ALL ENDEAVOR,
EXCEPT WHEN THAT TUNE CLUTCHES MY HEART,
AND THERE WE ARE, SWEARING TO LOVE FOREVER,
AND PROMISING NEVER, NEVER TO PART,
WHAT MOMENTS DIVINE, WHAT RAPTURE SERENE,
THE CLOUDS CAME ALONG TO DISPERSE THE JOYS WE HAD TASTED,
AND NOW, WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE CURSE THE CHANCE THAT WE WASTED,
I KNOW BUT TOO WELL WHAT THEY MEAN,
SO, DON’T LET THEM BEGIN THE BEGUINE,
LET THE LOVE THAT WAS ONCE A FIRE REMAIN AN EMBER,
LET IT SLEEP LIKE THE DEAD DESIRE I ONLY REMEMBER,
WHEN THEY BEGIN THE BEGUINE,
OH, YES, LET THEM BEGIN THE BEGUINE, MAKE THEM PLAY,
TILL THE STARS THAT WERE THERE BEFORE RETURN ABOVE YOU,
TILL YOU WHISPER TO ME ONCE MORE: DARLING, I LOVE YOU!
AND WE SUDDENLY KNOW WHAT HEAVEN WE’RE IN,
WHEN THEY BEGIN THE BEGUINE.
Drop me an "E" any time.
Be sure to mention this song title.
but you've gotta have the sheet music.... Did you look everywhere?
and great customer service.
If, for any reason, you can't find what you're looking for, and
that only happens about once in a blue moon, your next best bet
is to try this:
for Windows 98/Me/
NT/2000/XP