WITHOUT MY LOVER (BOLERO GAUCHO)
(Philippe Gerard / Pierre Guiton / Bernard Michel)

as recorded by Jo Stafford
with Paul Weston & his Orchestra
October 19th 1952 Los Angeles


The night is blue, the night is warm,
The moon is full, the moon is glowing.
And yet, to me it seems
A lonely wind, a winter wind is blowing!
What can I do?  What can I say?
How can I dream when you're away
Where am I now, where am I going
Without my lover?

Your heart used to be willing,
Your lips used to be thrilling!
Your arms used to invite me,
Used to excite me,
Where are you now?

The night is blue, the night is warm,
The moon is full, the moon is glowing.
But somehow, still I feel that lonely
When that winter wind is blowing!
And if it means our love is through,
What can I say?  What can I do
To keep my broken heart from showing
Without my lover,
Without my lover,
Without my lover?




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - April 2018)