Lamplight lyrics

I have a story I tell

It's old as the hills, but - oh well!

It has one twist that might interest you

Skies of blue that turn gray

And when they turn, they stay that way!

All stories must, people say

Be like the dust, blow away

And if they happen to pause by chance

Just a glance, then they're through

Maybe it's happened to you!

They bump into each other

As people often do

And that's the situation

That was always meant for two

A boy, a girl, a lamplight

My story starts, it's nothing new!

She didn't drop her hanky

That trick was overdone

But once her eye had twinkled

Her first point had been won

A boy, a girl, a lamplight

My story's sad, but then it's true!

And when they saw each other smile

The Hudson looked just like the Nile

The stars all seemed to glisten

The clouds stood still to listen

They didn't speak for quite a while!

And then, all of a sudden

The clouds moved overhead

The Nile was just the Hudson

And the stars above them fled

A boy, a girl, a lamplight

My story ends, and so to bed!

• Artist:Della Reese