From the musical “Kiss the Boys Goodbye”, 1941.
Words by Frank Loesser.
Music by Victor Schertzinger.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
“Out of sight, out of mind”
That’s what I told myself
So I left you behind
And I controlled myself
Yet some mysterious thing
Makes ev’ry memory cling
It makes me want to take wing again tonight
And know the delight of holding you tight
Refrain
Sand in my shoes, sand from Havana
Calling me to that ever so heavenly shore
Calling me back to you once more
Dreams in the night, dreams of Havana
Dreams of a love I haven’t the strength to refuse
Darling the sand is in my shoes
Deep in my veins the sensuous strains
Of the soft guitars
Deep in my soul the thundering roll
Of a tropic sea under the stars
That was Havana
You are the moonlit mem’ry I can’t seem to lose
That’s why my life’s an aimless cruise
All that is real is the feel of the sand in my shoes