Begin the Beguine

Take me where the drums will awake me

Take me where they begin the beguine

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, ever green

I'm with you once more under the stars

And down by the shore, an orchestra is playing

And even the palms seem to be swaying

When they begin the beguine

To live it again is past all endeavor

Except, when that tune clutches my heart

And here we are, swearing to love forever

And promising never, never to part

What moments divine and what rapture serene

Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted

And now, when I hear people curse the chance that we wasted

I know but too well what they mean

So don't let them begin the beguine

Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember

Let it sleep like that desire I only remember

When, ah-ah, they begin the beguine

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

Tilll the stars that were there before return above you

Till you tell me, once more

"My darling, I love you"

And we suddenly know what heaven we're in

When they begin the beguine

Ah-ah-ah

And we suddenly know

What heaven we're in

When they begin the beguine