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Begin the Beguine

Ella Fitzgerald

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Ella Fitzgerald ft Buddy Bregman & His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine (Verve Records 1956)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Vocals

Buddy Bregman

Conductor

Buddy Bregman and His Orchestra

Buddy Bregman and His Orchestra

Orchestra

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Cole Porter

Songwriter

Buddy Bregman

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Norman Granz

Producer

Val Valentin

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

When they begin the beguine

It brings back the sound of music so tender

It brings back a night of tropical splendor

It brings back a memory evergreen

[Verse 2]

I'm with you once more under the stars

And down by the shore, an orchestra's playing

And even the palms seem to be swaying

When they begin the beguine

[Verse 3]

To live it again is past all endeavor

Except when that tune clutches my heart

And there we are, swearing to love forever

And promising never, never to part

[Verse 4]

What moments divine, what rapture serene

Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted

And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted

I know but too well what they mean

[Verse 5]

So don't let them begin the beguine

Let the love that once a fire remain an ember

Let it sleep like the dead desire, I only remember

When they begin the beguine

[Verse 6]

Oh, yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play

Till the stars that were there before return above you

Till you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you"

And we suddenly know what Heaven we're in

When they begin the beguine

When they begin the beguine

Written by: Cole Porter