From the Musical, “RED, HOT AND BLUE!” 1936. [Cut].
Words and Music by Cole Porter
Copyright ©30 Sep 1936.
Cover Art by Benjamin “jorj” Harris.
Used in 1987 and 2011 productions of “ANYTHING GOES.”
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics:
I first knew love’s delight,
When presto out of the blue
A dream appeared one night
And whispered: “How do you do?”
I knew I was tempting fate,
But I took it straight to my heart;
My fears were right
And now we must part.
REFRAIN:
Goodbye, little dream, goodbye
You made my romance sublime, now it’s time to fly.
For the stars have fled from the Heavens,
The moon’s deserted the hill
And the sultry breeze that sang in the trees,
Is suddenly strangely still.
It’s done, little dream, it’s done,
So bid me a fond farewell,
We both had our fun,
Was it Romeo or Juliet,
Who said when about to die,
“Love is not all peaches and cream,
Little dream, goodbye.”
REPEAT REFRAIN: