From the film “In Old Arizona”, 1928
Words and music by B. G. De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Over the desert sands
Out where the cactus stands
Night falls, another weary day is through
And as I ride along
I sing my lovesick song
I sing because I’ll soon see you
Chorus
My Tonia with the dark eyes dancing
My Tonia with your smile entrancing
Though your kisses are divine
Still I wonder if you’re mine
Oh, sometimes I adore you madly
And sometimes I could leave you gladly
You swear love undying
Still my heart keeps crying
Tonia are you truly mine?
- Hunger does me no harm
I feast upon your charm
Charm which upsets my heart beyond control
And for my thirst I sip
Kisses from your sweet lip
Kisses you breathe into my soul
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: