Carolina in the Morning

a famous song from 1922
words by Gus Kahn
music by Walter Donaldson


The sheet music:


Accompaniment:


Lyrics

  1. Wishing is good time wasted
    Still it’s a habit they say
    Wishing for sweets I’ve tasted
    That’s all I do all day
    Maybe there’s nothing in wishing
    But speaking of wishing I’ll say

Chorus:
Nothing could be finer than
To be in Carolina in the morning
Noone could be sweeter than my sweetie
When I meet her in the morning
Where the morning glories twine around the door
Whispering pretty stories I long to hear once more
Strolling with my girlie
Where the dew is pearly early in the morning
Butterflies all flutter up
And kiss each little buttercup at dawning
If I had Aladdin’s lamp for only a day
I’d make a wish and here’s what I’d say
Nothing could be finer
Than to be in Carolina in the morning

  1. Dreaming was meant for nighttime
    I live in dreams all the day
    I know it’s not the right time
    But still I dream away
    What could be seeter than dreaming
    Just dreaming and drifting away

Sung here by Fred Feild: