LOST IN A SUMMER NIGHT
(Andre Previn / Milton Raskin)

as recorded by June Christy
with orchestra conducted by Pete Rugolo
1957


Underneath a willow
Not so very far away,
On a leafy pillow,
heaven's just a star away.
No-one can see me,
Gee but it's dreamy,
Lost in a Summer night.

There's a moon around me,
Sparkin' up the night again.
Gee I'm glad he found me
With his silver light again.
Lying on clover,
I'm bubbling over,
Lost in a Summer night.

Night birds on the wing,
Near a drowsy spring,
Just don't think a thing
Of serenading lazy me.
When the cricket cries
Cheery lullabies,
Then I would surmise
There's not a heart or soul as free.

There's a robin singing
His familiar tune again.
All at once I'm clinging
To the kiss of June again.
Folks who could see me
Wish they could be me,
Watching the clouds in flight,
Lost in a Summer night.

Folks who could see me
Wished they could be me,
Watching the clouds in flight,
Lost in a Summer night,
Lost in a Summer night.



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2015)