YOU TELL ME YOUR DREAM, I'LL TELL YOU MINE
(Charles N. Daniels (aka Neil Moret) / Albert H. Brown /
Seymour Rice - 1899)
(Charles N. Daniels / Gus Kahn - 1928 Re-Working)

Miss Etta Butler - 1899
Charles Daniels - 1910
Tom Gerun & His Orch. - 1928
B.A. Rolfe & His Lucky Strike Orch. - 1928
The Mills Brothers - 1939
Lawrence Welk & His Orch. - 1939
Xavier Cugat & His Orch. - 1939
Bonnie Blue Eyes - 1939
Dolly Dawn - 1939
Jimmie Davis - 1939
Ray Herbeck & His Orch. (vocal: Hal Munbar) - 1942
The Ames Brothers - 1951
Gordon Goodman - 1953
George Hamilton IV - 1958
Johnny McGee - 1959
Nat King Cole - 1963
Skeeter Davis - 1965

Also recorded by: The Ink Spots; Merle Travis;
The Troubadours; Connie Francis; Dick Curless;
Mitch Miller; Al Morgan; Billie & DeDe Pierce.


I had a dream, dear
You had one, too
Mine was the best dream
Because it was of you

Come, sweetheart, tell me
Now is the time
You tell me your dream
And I'll tell you mine

MONOLOGUE: Darlin' I had a dream, dear. 
Ya know, I think you had one, too. 
But I KNOW mine was the BEST dream, ya know why? 
Ha! 'cause it was of you. Come 'ere, baby.
Why don't you tell me your dream? 
Darlin', 'cause right now is the time. 
All you gotta do is tell me YOUR dream know what I'll do? 
Baby, I'll tell you mine.

I had a dream, dear
You had one, too
Mine was the best dream
Because it was of you

Come, sweetheart, tell me
Now is the time
You tell me your dream
And I'll tell you mine


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As sung by Miss Etta Butler :
 

Two little children one morning,
after their breakfast was o'er,
Were laughing and playing together,
alone of the dining room floor;
The girl of a dream had been talking,
but refused with a toss of her head
To tell it all to her playmate,
until he coaxingly said.

CHORUS
You had a dream, well I had one too,
I know mine's best 'cause it was of you--
Come sweetheart tell me,
now is the time--
You tell me your dream,
I'll tell you mine.
 
Tom said, "I dreamed you had promised,
that someday we should be wed."
"Why that's just exactly like my dream,"
Mary then blushingly said;
Time they say brings many changes,
but their love no change ever knew
And so they were happily married,
The dream of their childhood came true.

(CHORUS)

Sadness has entered the household,
where happiness once reigned supreme--
The sunshine of life now has vanished,
grief had dispelled their bright dream;
For Mary his kind loving helpmate,
had yesterday passed away
And in sorrow Tom thinks of the morning,
When in childhood to her he did say.


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As recorded by Skeeter Davis :


All day today I was thinking
Of a time, a long time ago
When I told you I had a dream
And in my dream you wanted me for you

I couldn't tell you my secret
So I laughed and just shook my head
You didn't give up that easy
And I still hear the words that you said

You had a dream dear, I had one too
My dream was best, 'cause it was of you
Come sweetheart tell me, now is the time
You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine

You said you dreamed I had promised
That someday we would be wed
And that was exactly like my dream
And I couldn't believe what you said

But now we're both so happy
Everything turned out fine
You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine


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