From the film “Tammy and The Bachelor”, 1957.
Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. I hear the cottonwoods whisperin’ above
“Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s my love”
The old hootie-owl hootie-hoos to the dove
“Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s my love”
Does my lover feel what I feel
When she comes near?
My heart beats so joyfully
You’d think that she could hear
Wish I knew if she knew what I’m dreamin’ of
“Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s my love”
2. Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, you and I know
Tammy, Tammy can’t let him go
The breeze from the bayou keeps murmuring low
“Tammy, Tammy, you love him so”
When the night is warm, soft and warm
I long for his charms
I’d sing like a violin
If I were in his arms
Wish I knew if he knew what I’m dreamin’ of
“Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s in love”