PLAY TO ME, GIPSY
(Music: Karel Vacek / Lyrics: Jimmy Kennedy)
Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orch. (vocal: Les Allen) - 1934
Jack Jackson & His Orchestra (vocal: Sam Costa) - 1934
Arthur Tracy - 1934
Gracie Fields - 1934
Troise & His Mandoliers (vocal: Don Carlos) - 1934
Joe Loss & His Orch. (vocal: Ronnie Genarder) - 1934
Ambrose & His Orch. (vocal: Sam Browne) - 1934
Roy Fox & His Band - 1934
Billy Cotton & His Band - 1934
Billy Reid & His Piano Accordion Orch. - 1934
Charlie Kunz & The Casani Club Band - 1934
Hughie Green & His Gang - 1935
Frank Chacksfield & His Orch. - 1961
Also recorded by: Alfred Hause; Geraldo & His Orch.;
Ken Colyer's Jazzmen; Dennis Hayward's Organisation;
Layton & Johnstone; Graham Dalby & The Grahamophones;
Harry Davidson Orch.; ......... and others.
There's an old, old serenade that only gipsies know
Calling thro' the forest glade from the long ago
Once a roaming Romany sang that sweet song to me
Now my heart is sighing for his melody
Oh! Play to me, Gipsy, the moon's high above
Oh! Play me your serenade, the song I love
Oh! Sing to me, Gipsy, and when you are gone
Your song will be haunting me and ling'ring on
Beside your caravan the camp fire's bright
I'll be a vagabond just for tonight
Oh! Play to me, Gipsy, the moon's high above
Oh! Play me your serenade, the song I love
Oh! Sing to me, Gipsy, and when you are gone
Your song will be haunting me and ling'ring on
When I hear that serenade come stealing in my dreams
I can see the forest glade 'neath the bright moonbeams
Fiddles croon that melody as softly as can be
While they sigh my heart sighs too in harmony
Oh! Play to me, Gipsy, the moon's high above
Oh! Play me your serenade, the song I love
Oh! Sing to me, Gipsy, and when you are gone
Your song will be haunting me and ling'ring on
Beside your caravan the camp fire's bright
I'll be a vagabond just for tonight
Oh! Play to me, Gipsy, the moon's high above
Oh! Play me your serenade, the song I love
Oh! Sing to me, Gipsy, the moon's high above
Oh! Sing me your serenade, the song I love
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2011)
