a 1922 popular song
words by H.C. Weasner
music by D.H. Hawthorne
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
When the evening shadows softly come and go
Bringing back to memory the days of long ago
Then it seems in fancy, once again I hear
Just a song at twilight, a song to me so dear
Chorus
When the nightingale is singing, and calling to his mate
Love, you’ll find me waiting, beside the rustic gate
Then I know you’ll tell me, that you’ll be always mine
While the birds are cooing, in dreamy slumber time
Coda
Slumber time is coming, calling us to rest
Telling of the dream days, the days we loved the best
While the falling embers, shed their radiant glow
And in fancy pictures, I dream of long ago
Sung here by Fred Feild: