A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE
(Eric Maschwitz / Manning Sherwin)

Recorded by:
Richard Rodney Bennett; Tony Bennett; Brook Benton; Acker Bilk; 
Boston Pops Orch.; Elsie Carlisle; Rosemary Clooney; 
Nat King Cole; Harry Connick Jr.; Bing Crosby; Bob Crosby; 
Bobby Darin; Blossom Dearie; Richard Digance; Stan Getz;
Stephane Grappelli; Ted Heath; The Hi-Lo's; Hutch;
Bert Kaempfert; Vera Lynn; Manhattan Transfer; Carmen McRae; 
Sir Yehudi Menuhin; Glenn Miller; Jaye P. Morgan; Ray Noble; 
Anita O'Day; Pasadena Roof Orch.; George Shearing; 
Anne Shelton; Frank Sinatra; Kate Smith; Dakota Staton; 
Rod Stewart; Mel Tormé; ..... and many more.


That certain night
The night we met
There was magic abroad in the air
There were angels dining at the Ritz
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square

I may be right I may be wrong
But I'm perfectly willing to swear
That when you turned and smiled at me
A nightingale sang in Berkeley square

The moon that lingered over London town
Poor puzzled moon he wore a frown
How could he know we two were so in love
The whole damned world seemed upside down

The streets of town were paved with stars
It was such a romantic affair
And as we kissed and said goodnight
A nightingale sang in Berekeley square

How strange it was
How sweet and strange
There was never a dream to compare
To those hazy crazy nights we met
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square

Ah this heart of mine
Loud and fast
Like a merry-go-round in a fair
We would dance cheek to cheek
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square

The dawn came stealing up
All gold and blue
To interrupt our rendez-vous
I still remember how you smiled and said
Was that a dream or was it true?

Our homeward step was just as light
As the dancing feet of astaire
And like an echo far away
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square

That night in Berkeley square.


(Contributed by Andy & Mogg - April 2004)