CLOSE YOUR EYES
(Bernice Petkere (m & l) ) 1933

Tony Bennett - 1954
Ella Fitzgerald - 1957
Doris Day - 1962
Vic Damone - 1962
Peggy Lee - 1963
Nancy Wilson - 1964


Music play 
something dreamy for dancing 
while we're here romancing 
It's love's holiday 
And Love will be our guide 

Close your Eyes 
When you open them dear 
I'll be right hear by your side 
So...

Close your eyes 
rest your head on my shoulder and sleep 
Close your eyes 
And I will close mine 

Close your eyes 
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep 
Close your eyes 
This is divine 

Music play 
something dreamy for dancing 
while were here romancing 
It's love's holiday 
And Love will be our guide

Close your Eyes 
When you open them dear 
I'll be near by your side 
So won't you close your eyes... 


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CLOSE YOUR EYES

As sung by Ruth Etting (with Victor Young & His Orchestra)


Also sung by: Tony Bennett


Close your eyes
Rest your head on my shoulder and sleep
Close your eyes
And I will close mine.

Close your eyes
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep
Close your eyes
All this is divine.

Under a midnight sky
Watching a single star
Thrilled by the beauty up above.

Alone just you and I
Hearing a steel guitar
Thrilled by the beauty of our love.

Close your eyes
Rest your head on my shoulder and sleep
Close your eyes
And I will close mine.

Close your eyes
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep
Close your eyes
All this is divine.

Music play something dreamy for dancing
While we're here romancing
It's love's holiday
And love will be our guide.

Close your eyes
When you open them dear I'll be here
By your side...
So won't you close your eyes?


Notes:

Bernice Petkere, the composer, was lovingly referred to as the 'Queen Of
Tin Pan Alley'. Her first published song was  She contributed
STARLIGHT (HELP ME FIND THE ONE I LOVE)
a number of standards in her career, including
LULLABY OF THE LEAVES

Ruth Etting was an American songstress and actress of the 1920s. Many
knew her as 'America's Sweetheart of Song' and she was famous for her
beauty as well as her appealing voice. Her enormous popularity attested
to her poise and ability to captivate her audiences. She could hold her
own as a 'torch singer' with the likes of Libby Holman, Helen Morgan,
Bebe Daniels, and Annette Hanshaw. Some even contend that she was 'the
'most popular torch singer ever.

CLOSE YOUR EYES may be found in the soundtrack of 'The Abominable
Dr. Phibes', a 1971 film starring Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Hugh
Griffith and Virginia North (directed by Robert Fuest).


(Transcribed by David Story May 2014)