From the musical “King of Jazz”, 1930.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Milton Ager.
Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Romeo and Juliet I’m quite sure didn’t have to pet
Upon a hardwood bench in the park like this is
They had moonlight up above and all the scenery of love
And things like that so helpful to hugs and kisses
But you and I, my dear, need no such atmosphere
Chorus:
A bench in the park, unromantic and plain
That bench in the park can be our lover’s lane
The glimmering light of a lamp for a moon
A cold dreary night, but in our hearts there is June
A lone little bird in the branches above
Is plaintively heard serenading our love
Ad what more do we need You and I in the dark
On a bench in the park
Sung here by Fred Feild: