Suki San

(Where the Cherry Blossoms Fall)
A Japanese novelty song from 1917
Words by J. Keirn Brennan
Music by Walter Donaldson

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. In a lotus perfumed bower
   Far away in old Japan
   Kissed by cherry blossom shower
   ‘Neath an oriental fan
   Where the wisteria’s streaming
   Two eyes with lovelight are beaming
   I recall each golden hour
   Dreaming of my Suki San

Refrain:
Where the cherry blossoms fall
Underneath a bamboo wall
Down beside a star-kissed sapphire sea
While a little maiden waits for me
She hums a lonesome lovesick tune
To that olden golden moon
Suki San, I hear you call
Where the cherry blossoms fall

2. Where the colored lanterns sway
   In that fragrant flowered land
   How I’d love once more to stray
   As we used to hand in hand
   Where Fuji Yama is peeping
   While Yokohama is sleeping
   On that mellow moonlit strand
   With my little Suki San

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Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: