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 mem'ry ever green
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, swaying, swaying When they begin the beguine
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, never to part
What moments divine, what rapture serene Till clouds came along to disperse the joy we had tasted And now when I hear people curse the chance that we wasted, wasted, wasted I know but too well what they mean
So don't let them, don't let them begin the beguine Let the love that once was a fire remain an ember Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember When they begin the beguine
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play Till the stars that were there before return above you And I'll hear 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 beguineTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.