UNDER THE MELLOW ARABIAN MOON
(Caspar Nathan / J. Walter Leopold,   1915)


My heart's in Arabia tonight, 
Where stars shine bright on desert sand, 
Where the moon sends blessings with its light,
From far above, oh, land, of love:

When the oriole high in the trees, 
Goes to its nest in search of rest, 
Then my fancy journey o'er the seas, 
Thro' desert sand to Arab land:

Under the mellow Arabian moon, 
With an Arabian maid in the desert shade, 
Humming a sweet Arabian tune, 
Turkish melodies floating on the breeze, 
Holding someone by the hand 
In that far off desert land, 
Let me tell you that's the way to spoon; 
Just get an Arab sweetheart, 
Under the the mellow Arabian moon, 
Tell her pretty things, do your wanderings, 
Where cold December seems like June; 
You will be content in the Orient, 
You'll find lots of pleasure there, love and music in the air, 
Under the mellow Arabian moon.