MELANCHOLY LULLABY
Benny Carter (m) Edward Heyman (l)


Helen O'Connell w Jimmy Dorsey & his Orch   rec Sep 5th 1939 New York


also-
Ray Eberle w Glenn Miller & his Orch '39
Peggy Lee w Four Of A Kind '46


Melancholy lullaby,
Coming from a troubled sky,
Winging through the clinging vine
Right into this heart of mine.


Melancholy lullaby,
Listen to the night wind sigh,
How can I expect to sleep
When I lay me down to weep?


Your love has cooled
>From flame to ice,
And I've been fooled
Into a fool's paradise!


Hear the music of the rain
Beating on my window pane;
Wish that I could say goodbye
To my melancholy lullaby.










(Contributed by Peter Akers - August 2008)