LULLABY OF THE LEAVES
From the Broadway Revue "Chamberlain Brown's Scrap Book" (1932)
(Bernice Petkere / Joe Young)

Ina Hayward (Broadway Production) - 1932
George Olsen & His Orch. - 1932
Connee Boswell - 1932
Ben Selvin & His Orch. - 1932
Roy Fox & His Band (vocal: Al Bowlly) - 1932
Ambrose & His Orch. (vocal: Sam Browne) - 1932
Cavan O'Conner & His Orch. - 1932
Roy Smeck & His Vita Trio - 1932
Anita O'Day - 1952
Keely Smith - 1956
Teri Thornton - 1960
Ella Fitzgerald - 1964
Ray Conniff, His Orch. & Chorus - 1964
Mary Hopkin - 1969
Barbara Lea - 1995
Mary Stallings - 1996
Jackie Ryan - 2002

Also recorded by: Mel Tormé; June Christy; Leslie Uggams;
Asylum Street Spankers; Chet Atkins; Meredith d'Ambrosio;
Ted Heath & His Orch; Mary Hopkin; Henry Hall & His Orch;
Donna Byrne; Connie Evingson; The Platters; Russ Freeman;
Frank DiFavio; Tommy Dorsey; Jerry Douglas & Peter Rowan;
Erroll Garner; Dizzy Gillespie; Jackie Gleason; Mimi Fox;
Benny Goodman; Dexter Gordon; Chico Hamilton; Art Farmer;
The Ventures; Carmen Cavallaro; Davie Allan & The Arrows;
Billy Eckstine; Roy Eldridge; Tito Puente; The Supertones;
Stan Kenton & His Orch; Marian McPartland; Page Cavanaugh;
Sauter-Finegan; Arthur Lyman & Ethel Azama; George Benson;
Mary Lou Williams & Her Chosen Five; Ray Martin & His Orch;
Jack Payne & His Band; Ruby Braff; Randy Brooks; Art Tatum;
Gerry Mulligan Quartet: .............and many, many others.


Rustling of the leaves used to be my lullaby
In the sunny South when I was a tot so high
And now that I have grown
And myself alone

Cradle me where Southern skies
Can watch me with a million eyes
Sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves

Cover me with heaven's blue
And let me dream a dream or two
Sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves

I'm breezing along, along with the breeze
I'm hearing a song, a song thru the trees
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
That fine melody caressing the shore
Familiar to me, I've heard it before
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, that's Southland

Don't I feel it in my soul
And don't I know I've reached my goal
Sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the Leaves


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Alternate opening verse as recorded by ELLA FITZGERALD:


Rustling of the leaves used to be my lullaby
Days so long ago when I was a tot so high
And now that I have grown
I've found myself


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As recorded by GEORGE OLSEN & HIS ORCHESTRA:


Cradle me where Southern skies
Can watch me with a million eyes
Sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves, ooh-ooh-ooh

Cover me with heaven's blue
And let me dream a dream or two
Sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves, ooh-ooh

I'm breezing along, along with the breeze
I'm hearing a song, a song thru the trees
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
A fine melody caressing the shore
Familiar to me, I've heard it before
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, bah-bah-bah-bah, that's Southland

Don't I feel it in my soul
And don't I know I've reached my goal
Sing to me, sing to me, sing to me
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby of the Leaves


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As recorded by KEELY SMITH:


Cradle me where Southern skies
Can watch me with a million eyes
Oh, sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves

Cover me with heaven's blue
And let me dream a dream or two
Oh, sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves

I'm breezin' along, along with the breeze
I'm hearin' a song, a song thru the trees
Oooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
A fine melody caressing the shore
Familiar to me, I've heard it before
Oooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, that's Southland

Don't I feel it in my soul
And don't I know I've reached my goal
Oh, sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves

So, hum me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves


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