I WISH I KNEW THE NAME (OF THE BOY/GIRL IN MY DREAMS)
(Alan Roberts / Lester Lee)


Dinah Washington - 1946
The Mills Brothers - 1947
John Laurenz - 1947
Gordon MacRae - 1948
Ray Noble & His Orch. - 1948








As recorded by GORDON MacRAE
with Victor Young's Orchestra and the Jeff Alexander Chorus:


I wish I knew the name of the girl in my dreams
So I could change her name to mine
I walk down every street when the sun is bright
Hoping to meet the one I hold each night

So if you run into someone out of the blue
Tell her to drop me a line
I know her tender kiss, I know her sweet caress
But, huh, gosh darn it all, I don't know her address

I wish I knew the name of the girl in my dreams
So I could change her name to mine

(Instrumental Break)

(I wish I knew the name of the girl in my dreams)
(So I could change her name to mine, to mine)
I walk down every street when the sun is bright
Hoping to meet the one I hold each night

(So if you run into someone out of the blue)
(Tell her to drop me a line, just a line)
I know her tender kiss, I know her sweet caress
But gosh darn it all, I don't know her address

I wish I knew the name of the girl in my dreams
So I could change her name, so it would be the same 
So it would be the same as mine






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2015)