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1940 HITS ARCHIVE: Darn That Dream - Benny Goodman (Mildred Bailey, vocal)
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Eddie DeLange
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Jimmy Van Heusen
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Darn that dream
Benny Goodman
- words by Eddie Delange, music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Darn that dream I dream each night
You say you love me and you hold me tight
But when I awake, you're out of sight
Oh, darn that dream
Darn your lips and darn your eyes
They lift me high above the moonlit skies
Then I tumble out of paradise
Oh, darn that dream
Darn that one-track mind of mine
I can't understand that you don't care
Just to change the mood I'm in
I'd welcome a nice old nightmare
Darn that dream and bless it too
Without that dream, I never would have you
But it haunts me and it won't come true
Oh, darn that dream
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Written by: Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen

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