a 1922 Arabian love song
words and music by Richard Cherkasky, Lucien Schmit, Lou Davis
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- I close my eyes
Still I see vividly
Two loving arms
And they beckon to me
‘Cross the Arabian Sea
Oh
Chorus
Araby, I’ll soon be there
My land, it gave me life and love
Now someone calls thru the night air
Whose black eyes gleam like stars above
Soon we’ll dream in temple shadows
By the moonlit sea
I’ll hold you ever close
Light of my life
My loving flower of Araby
- I rest the best
When I’m there, so it seems
Covered in warmth
By the night’s starry gleam
And she’s always in my dreams
Oh
Sung here by Fred Feild: