As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
February 24th 1940 with Ray Eberle.
Words by Frank Loesser, music by Jimmy McHugh.
Say it, over and over again
Over and over again
Never stop saying you’re mine
Say it, ever and ever so sweet
Ever and ever so sweet
Just like an old Valentine
When you say „I love you“, the same old „I love
you“
They whisper in stories and plays,
You can change „I love you“, the same old „I love
you“
To oh! such a heavenly phrase!
So say it, softly and gently and then
Over and over again
Never stop saying you’re mine!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
January 26th 1940 with Marion Hutton.
Words by Al Stillman and Francia Luban, music
by Ernesto Lecuona.
In Spain they say „Si,si“,
In France you hear „Oui, oui“,
Ev’ry little Dutch girl says „Ja, ja“,
Ev’ry little Russian says „Da, da“
But sweetheart, tell me why
No matter how I try
You won’t answer to my plea,
Won’t say „Yes“ in any language to me,
When will you say „Si, si“?
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
September 3rd 1941 with Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke and the Modernaires.
Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen.
´Tis spring today and love is on the way
Says Who? Says you, says I!
´Tis spring and skies are full of butterflies
Says Who? Says you, says I!
That daisy crew is breaking through
They’re making quite a try
They’re hoping to get a gander at you, says I,
Pardon they’re peepin‘
´Twas grey, ´twas cold, but now
as I behold
The trees all wear bouquet
And way up high the moon’s an apple pie
The clouds are egg frappé
Within this dream of cake and cream
Just who is the Lorelei?*
´Tis me, says you,
´Tis gotta come true
Says I, says who?, says you, says I...
(*: Originally, a Germanic river siren sitting
on a rock above the Rhine luring ships and their crews unto the cliffs)
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
May 20th 1942 with Ray Eberle and the Modernaires.
Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren. (From
the movie „Orchestra Wives“, featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra!)
When I hear that serenade in blue
I‘m somewhere in another world alone with you
Sharing all the joys we used to know
Many moons ago
Once again your face comes back to me
Just like the theme of some forgotten melody
In the album of my memory
Serenade in blue
It seems like only yesterday, a small café,
a crowded floor
And as we danced the night away I hear you say
„forevermore“
And then the song became a sigh, „forevermore“
became „goodbye“
But you’ll remain in my heart...
So, tell me darling, is there still a spark
Or only lonely ashes of the flame we knew
Should I go on whistling in the dark
Serenade in blue...?
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
September 3rd 1940 with Ray Eberle.
Words by Stanley Adams, music by Will Grosz.
There were shadows on the sand, closely mingled,
Just two lovers by a moonlit sea
While I watched I thought of you and I tingled
For they kissed the way that you did me
Then the shadows came much nearer
And the moon was like a spotlight then
There was one familiar face showing clearer
It was you, I couldn’t look again...
I felt so sad
There you were with someone new
I felt so glad
When I found it wasn’t true
For the shadows on the sand seemed to break
up
And I looked around me with a start
When the pounding of my heart made me wake up
From a dream that nearly broke my heart...!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
February 19th 1940 with Ray Eberle.
Words by Eddie De Lange, music by James Van Heusen.
Shake down the stars
Pull down the clouds
Turn off the moon, do it soon
I can’t enjoy this night without you
Shake down the stars
Dry up the streams
Stop all my dreams
Cut off the breeze, do it please
I never thought I’d cry about you
Shake down the stars
I gave you my arms, my lips, my heart
My love, my life, my all
But the best that I had to offer you
I found was all too small
Crush every rose
Hush every prayer
Break every vow, do it now
I know I cannot live without you
Shake down the stars...!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
February 18th 1942 with Ray Eberle and the Modernaires.
Words by Eddie Pola, music by Johnny Marks.
She‘ll always remember when you were only four
Your favorite game was playing with your soldiers
on the floor
The time when you were seven and tumbled down
the stairs
An angel up in heaven answered all her prayers
Did you ever notice that teardrop in her eye
The first time she discovered there was lipstick
on your tie...?
Now a soldier man you may be
But you are still her baby
She’ll always remember, so don’t you ever forget,
Never forget...!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
February 18th 1942 with Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke and the Modernaires.
Written by Alan Courtney, Earl Illvine and Walter
Bishop.
ALL:
Shhh...shhh...
Take a tip, button up your lip,
Don’t get yourself unstrung,
Harm may come
Just from a slip of the tongue...
Don’t talk about the weather,
Shhh, it’s a military secret,
Just keep your wits together
That’s the safest way to keep it
These are critical times
Be careful of espionage
In such critical times
You gotta watch out for sabotage
If you must talk to someone
Don’t give any information
It’s smart to be a dumb one
Simply change the conversation
Let’s just talk about love
´Cause that’s what I’m thinking of,
And it’s no military secret that I love you...
TB:
Hey, how about romancing?
MH:
If you can keep a secret...
TB:
Well, can I take you dancing?
MH:
If you’ll take my heart and keep it
I’m not saying a word,
I’m careful whatever I do
TB:
I guess ev’ryone’s heard
I wanna give all my love to you
ALL:
If you gotta talk to someone
Don’t give any information
It’s smart to be a dumb one
Simply change the conversation
Let’s talk about love
That’s what I’m thinking of
It’s no secret, no secret
It‘s no secret
That I love you...!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
February 24th 1940 with Ray Eberle.
Written by Joseph Buell Carey and Elliott Shapiro.
Sierra Sue, I’m sad and lonely
The rocks and rills are lonely, too
Sierra Sue, I want you only
Noone but you, Sierra Sue...
The roses weep, their tears are falling
The gentle doves no longer coo
Oh can‘t you hear my sad heart calling,
Calling for you, Sierra Sue!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
January 8th 1942 with Ray Eberle.
Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Hoagy Carmichael.
Skylark, have you anything to say to me,
Won’t you tell me where my love can be,
Is there a meadow in the mist
Where someone’s waiting to be kissed?
Skylark, have you seen a valley green with spring
Where my heart can go a-journeying
Over the shadows and the rain
To a blossom-covered lane?
And in your lonely flight
Haven’t you heard the music of the night?
Wonderful music,
Faint as a will-‘o-the-wisp, crazy as a loon,
Sad as a gypsy serenading the moon
Oh, Skylark, I don’t know if you can find these
things,
But my heart is riding on your wings
So if you see them anywhere
Won’t you lead me there...!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
April 2nd 1942 with Ray Eberle and the Modernaires.
Written by Henry Tobias and Don Reid.
I go to sleep to dream of you
And just as I’m about to kiss you, then...
I gotta get up, I gotta get up, I gotta
get up, it’s morning!
Go back to sleep to dream again,
And as I take you in my arms that’s when...
I gotta get up, I gotta get up, I gotta
get up again!
Oh, the bugler man is a silly man
Got all day to practice his horn
But he waits instead
Till we’re all in bed
Then he starts to make with his corn
Why go to sleep,
For if I sleep
I‘ll only start to dream of you and then...
I gotta get up, I gotta get up, I gotta
get up again!
(repeat once)
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
September 25th 1939 with Ray Eberle.
Words by Don DeVito, music by Jimmy Dorsey.
So many times I dream of somebody just like
you
So many times I wish that one little dream came
true
For though I’m asleep or awake I see your
face
Oh, why does the dawn have to break our sweet
embrace?
So many times I breathe your name and sweet
music starts
I only hope that same ol‘ song is in both our
hearts
To hear you confess that your care has been my
prayer
So many times, my darling, so many times!
Soldier Let Me Read Your Letter
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
April 2nd 1942 with Ray Eberle and the Modernaires.
Written by Pvt. Pat Fallon, Pvt. Tim Pasma, Sidney
Lippman and Billy May.
Soldier, let me read your letter
Let me pretend it’s mine
I haven’t got a sweetheart
I‘ve left noone behind
Let me dream of the girl I know isn’t there
As I read between the line
Soldier, let me me read your letter
Let me pretend it’s mine...
(repeat once)
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
November 15th 1940 with Ray Eberle.
Words by John LaTouche, music by Peter DeRose.
Somewhere, where can she be?
There is someone who’s meant for me
Somewhere, where rainbows end,
There’s a friend who’ll be oh! so tender
Somewhere beyond the blue
There is someone who’ll love me too
And I’m wishing on a star so far above
That somewhere I’ll find my love...!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
October 9th 1939 with Ray Eberle.
Words by Mack Gordon, music by James Van Heusen.
Speaking of heaven, once I found an angel
Speaking of angels, darling, how are you?
Speaking of heaven, mind if I caress you?
Talk about starlight, your eyes twinkle, too...
You smile and I can see sunbeams
You cry and dewdrops turn to tears
You smile and though it is cloudy
A beautiful rainbow appears
Speaking of rainbows, they’re so close to heaven
Speaking of heaven, I‘ll stay close to you!
Spring Will Be So Sad (When She Comes This
Year)
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
February 20th 1941 with Ray Eberle and the Modernaires.
Written by Margaret Bonds and Harold Dickinson.
Spring will be so sad when she comes this year
How could she be glad when she reaches here?
Oh, spring will be so sad when she comes this
year...
Spring will be so sad when she comes this year
How could she be glad when she reaches here?
The winds have whispered while they race
There‘s a frown on April’s face
For she can’t find any trace
Of contentment’s hiding place
Spring just can’t be gay when she comes this
year
She won‘t want to stay when she reaches here
This troubled world can‘t tell you when
She’ll be happy once again
Oh, spring will be so sad when she comes this
year...
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
May 25th 1939 with Ray Eberle.
Words by Mitchell Parish, music by Matt Malneck
and Frank Signorelli.
The melody is based on a theme from „A Park Avenue
Fantasy“ by Malneck and Signorelli (Also to be found in the Marilyn Monroe
movie "Some Like It Hot"!)
Let's build a stairway to the stars
And climb that stairway to the stars
With love beside us to fill the night with a song
We'll hear the sound of violins
Out yonder where the blue begins
The moon will guide us
As we go drifting along...
Can't we sail away
On a lazy daisy petal
Over the rim of the hill?
Can't we sail away
On a little dream and settle
High on the crest of a thrill?
Let's build a stairway to the stars
A lovely stairway to the stars
It would be heaven
To climb to heaven with you!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
February 19th 1940 with Ray Eberle.
Written by Al Hoffmann, Walter Kent and Maurice
Hart.
Starlight and music
It’s time for love
Your heart and my heart
In rhythm with love
Don’t let this moment escape in the blue
Darling, tonight is the night for dreams to come
true
Starlight and music, it’s heavenly
Holding you near me, so heavenly,
You are the music, the starlight above
Starlight and music and love!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
June 26th 1939 with Ray Eberle.
Words by Mitchell Parish, music by Peter DeRose.
Love here in the starlit hour
Oh, heaven is in your eyes
While the wind is sobbing
Underneath the stars
Both our hearts are throbbing
Like two guitars
Love here in the starlit hour
Night whispering lullabies
Let me dream forever
Underneath the silvery skies
Will it be just as sweet again,
The glamor, the glory that we know
Will I find when we meet again
The glamor, the glory’s still a glow
But tonight let us forget tomorrow
Here under the midnight blue
Love will bloom and flower
In the starlit hour with you...
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
April 2nd 1942 with Ray Eberle and the Modernaires.
Words by Mack David, Music by Russ Morgan.
„Sweet Eloise“, sing the birds in the trees,
When she is near you can hear them singing sweet
melodies,
They’re just for my Eloise, my Eloise...
Sweet Eloise is a beautiful sight
Old Mr. Moon comes around to look at her ev’ry
night
Her smile’s a warm summer breeze, the smile of
Eloise...
And though there may be clouds in the skies
There’s always sunshine deep in her eyes
In case you didn‘t know, roses grow hoping someday
They‘ll be pressed and caressed in her bouquet
Sweet Eloise is so lovely to love
You will agree she’s the only girl that you’re
dreaming of
But you’ll be wasting your time
´Cause Eloise is all mine
She’s all mine...
Sweet Eloise is so lovely to love
And you will agree she’s the only girl that you’re
dreamin‘ of
But you’ll be wasting your time
´Cause Eloise is all mine
So don’t you give her a line
´Cause Eloise is all mine!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
February 5th 1940 with Marion Hutton.
Words by Johnny Burke, music by James V. Monaco.
„Music soothes the savage“,
That’s a well-known phrase,
But your heart becomes
Full of kettle drums
When the sweet potato piper plays
Go on, throw your hat up,
Shout a few hoorays,
Cause you can‘t hold back
You’re a jumping jack
When the sweet potato piper plays...
Though it’s not a magic flute
There’s a fascinating toot
It’s not exactly beautiful,
It’s sort of like an‘ I don’t know
I guess you’d call it cute!
Sunbeams try new dance steps,
Songbirds sound their a’s,
And the world joins in
With a great big grin
When the sweet potato piper plays!
(whistlewhistlewhistle)
(Dialogue between Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke)
Marion Hutton:
Hello there, Texas, whatcha say?
How come you’re whistling,
Why don’t you play?
Tex Beneke:
I’ve been messing with this Sweet Potato all day
long
I can’t make it play,
What goes, what’s wrong?
MH:
You’re crazy, Texas,
You’re outta your mind
You can’t blow that
That’s the eatin‘ kind!
TB:
But them baby rug-cutters down Texas way
They been blowin‘ on Sweet Potatoes
And really make ´em play!
MH:
Why don‘t you stick to your saxophone, man?
You oughta know you can’t jam on a yam...!
As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on
May 20th 1941 with Paula Kelly and the Modernaires.
Written by Neil Lawrence and Willie „The Lion“
Smith.
Sweeter than the sweetest
Sugarcane to me
You’re sweeter than the blue notes
In a Chopin* melody
You stole my heart
Sweeter than the sweetest
Jellyrole they bake
You‘re sweeter than the icing
On a chocolate cake
Sweetheart, your affection is a confection
Of ev‘rything that’s sweet
But when you hold me
Gently enfold me
You‘re the sweetest of the sweet
Sweeter than the sweetest
Peaches on a tree
But when you say you love me
You’re sweeter than honey...
Sweetheart, your affection is a confection
Of ev’rything sweet
Baby, oh hold me, gently enfold me
That‘s when you’re the sweetest of the sweet
Sweeter than the sweetest
Peaches on a tree
But when you say you love me
You’re sweeter than honey...
You’re sweet
So sweet
You’re much sweeter than honey
You’re just the sweetest of the sweet!
(*: Frederic Chopin: famous Polish romantic composer (1810-1849))