A top hit song from 1941
words and music by Henry Nemo
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
You could take my castle
That’s if I had a castle
And I’d miss it for just a while
You could take my treasure
That’s if I had a treasure
And I’d face poverty with a smile
But there’s one thing I ask of you
One thing you must never do
Refrain
Tear a star from out the sky
And the sky feels blue
Tear a petal from a rose
And the rose weeps, too
Take your heart away from mine
And mine will surely break
My life is yours to make
So please keep the spark awake
Would you take the wings from birds
So that they can’t fly
Would you take the ocean’s roar
And leave just a sigh?
All this your heart won’t let you do
This is what I beg of you
Don’t take your love from me
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: