In Dreamy Araby

Founded on the silent film The Sheik, 1921.
words and music by Jack O’Hagan
arranged by Maurice Guttridge

Appeared in J.& N. Tait & Bailey & Grants’ Pantomime Sinbad the Sailor in Australia. The timing of 200 bpm comes from a YouTube video of Jack O’Hagan singing and playing this song. Sheet music found online at the National Library of Australia.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. Far out in distant Araby
    There’s some one who’s waiting patiently
    The day when I’ll be returning
    To that land of mystery
    Dark-eyed Arabians playing
    As their horsemen are gently swaying
    It’s a mem’ry there’s no resisting
    So that’s soon why I will be

Chorus
In dreamy Araby, Araby
In that land of love and mystery
With my dark Arabian maid I’ll be
In dreamy Araby there I’ll see
All those wonderful sights
Of Arabian nights
In my dreamy Araby

  1. Nighttime comes softly stealing
    With its message that’s so appealing
    Gentle breezes with scent of Jasmine
    In my dreamy Araby
    Land where nights are enthralling
    I can hear you so softly calling
    With a call there’s no use resisting
    So that’s soon why I will be

Sung here by Fred Feild: