From the 1909 musical “Mr. Lode of Koal”
words by Alex Rogers
music by Bert A. Williams
arranged by J. Rosamond Johnson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- What becomes of dreams of old
The ones that were framed in clouds of gold
The ones where ‘twix your smiles and tears
In a single night you live for years
And the ones where precious jewels rare
You gave unto your lady fair
For these and all I think that there
Must be a resting place somewhere
Chorus
Oh there must be a harbor of dreams somewhere
In that yonder land way over there
Where caresses and kisses and bright sunbeams
And sunsets and twilights and murm’ring streams
All the wonderful things you’ve dreamed of here
Only to see them disappear
I wonder if they will be waiting there
In the harbor of lost dreams
- What becomes of kisses sweet
From lips that your own can never meet
And dreams where with your hopeful soul
You climb and reach some shining goal
The cones where thrugh rose scented air
You ride up to your castle where
Departed friends and sweethearts fair
All anxiously await you there
Sung here by Fred Feild: