An Old Guitar and an Old Refrain

(A song of Spain)
A popular song from 1927
Words and music by Gus Kahn, Ben Black and Neil Moret

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. Years will not banish dreams of a Spanish melody
   Breathing the thrill of someone I still love tenderly
   Scenes left behind me follow and find me everywhere
   You said “Forget me” but love won’t let me, I still care
   I keep thru all of the years two things as my souvenirs

Refrain
An old guitar and an old refrain
The evening star and a winding lane
A bit of lace that hid your face a while
Until I played the song that won your smile
A red, red rose that you threw to me
Still blooms and grows in my memory
I know our castles gay have blown away
But these remain
An old guitar and an old refrain

2. I tried forgetting but vain regretting clings to me
   I look for new love but still my true love sings to me
   I keep one red rose faded and dead rose tho it be
   But most of all I love to recall my melody
   Soft as the pattering rain I hear that tender refrain

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Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: