From the musical “The Ham Tree”, 1913
Words by William Jerome
Music by Jean Schwartz
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Music entrancing, spooning and dancing
Come love and linger by my side
Come on, my oriental pride
Come love and do the Rajah glide
Billing and cooing dreaming and wooing
Come dear and dance the night away
Love on until the break o’ day
Doing the Rajah Glide
CHORUS
When old Egypt starts a-swaying
Oriental hearts are playing
Love melodies float through the trees
Cupid starts your soul a-dreaming
In you eye the love light’s beaming
Beaming for you, only you, honest, true
Music sets your heart a-fire
Burning with a sweet desire
Prancing along, dancing along
Goodbye care and goodbye sorrow
No one things about tomorrow
Doing that dreamy Rajah Glide
2. Something reclining, soft arms entwining
Come on and bombashay, my dear
Breathe honey words into my ear
Rajah’s have nothing love to fear
Egypt’s fair daughters have kingly courters
My heart with love just fairly teems
Come on and wake me from my dreams
Doing the Rajah Glide