From the film “The Greatest Show On Earth”, 1951.
Words by E. Ray Goetz.
Music by John Ringling North.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
There’s a dream of Hawaii, by a star sprinkled sea
There in our heaven of used-to-be
That makes me sigh oh, why
Are you there and here am I?
Refrain
Lovely Luawana lady
When your hopes and dreams grow fady
Don’t you ever be afraid
He won’t come back to you
Lovely Luawana lady
Where those ukes and jukes are played
He dreams of all the dreams he made
And longs that they’ll come true
Ever since he’s back there’s been no lack
Of gals, but, gee, they’re slow
They don’t pack that wicky wack
You taught him when the moon was low
Now, ev’ry Susie, Sal and Sadie
Just becomes a mem’ry shady
Lovely Luawana lady
When he dreams of you