From the musical “What’s in a Name”, 1920.
Words by John Murray Anderson and Jack Yellen.
Music by Milton Ager.
Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Away out yonder in the twilight
I love to wander in my dreams
When the shadows hide me, Fancy comes to guide me
Into a Paradise, it seems
Chorus
Beyond the valley of dreams
There’s a Castle in the Air
A world of happiness seems
To be waiting for me there
And when the stars are aglow
Dream voices, gentle and low
Are calling me with their song
Like sirens of long ago
Dream eyes are yearning for me
In that haven of my own
Dream lips are burning for me
With a kiss that’s mine alone
But when the dawn’s in the sky
I bid my Dream World goodbye
And journey back with a sigh
Across the Valley of Dreams
- Still I’m content to be a dreamer
Whose dreams are meant to be in vain
Tho’ the pain of waking, Fills my heart with aching
The twilight brings my dreams again
Sung here by Fred Feild: