a 1922 popular song
words and music by Armon Homer
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- I long to dream, ‘neath skies that gleam
In dreamy Orient
Where flowers so rare, perfume the air
That’s where I’d be content
Chorus
Dreamy Orient for you I’m yearning
Land of fragrant incense always burning
Mystic nights that filled my soul with gladness
Now have turned to lonely days of sadness
But from ‘cross the old Pacific Ocean
Comes a message of love’s sweet devotion
It’s from little Hanosan, Geisha girl of old Japan
Far away in dreamy Orient
- Far ‘cross the sea, I long to be
Where cherry blossoms bloom
Days of Romance, nights that entrance
‘Neath oriental moon
Sung here by Fred Feild: