A dancing song from 1923
Words by Ben Ryan
Music by Vincent Rose
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Golden thoughts are thoughts
Of the love tales you whispered
Olden thoughts when love
Of our hearts held control
Memory takes me back upon its train
Once again we’re back in lovers’ lane
‘Neath the sky, moon on high
Breezes sigh, you and I stroll
Chorus
Memories I recall
Of all your pretty little love tales
Little words of cheer, so dear
Were all your turtle dove tales
By the rippling brook we took
A shady nook for spooning
Silvery moon a-glow, shone on us below
And he seemed to know
That we were honey mooning
Then you went away to stay
And filled my heart with sadness
Only in my dreams it seems
I find a little gladness
But when I awake, at dawn
My lonesome heart will ache
To find you gone
If I could slumber on
And dream of only you
How could I be blue
Listening to your love tales
- Summer comes, an escort
For sunshine and roses
Winter comes, with snow
And the roses depart
Leaving just a tender memory
Still a rose will always bloom for me
Never die, don’t know why
Seems to sigh deep in my heart
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: