Testo:
1st verse:]
Tonight I'm dreaming of Araby
That's where my dreams seem to carry me
Where ev'rything is Oriental
And ev'ryone is sentimental
There in the shade of the shelt'ring palms
I met a maiden fair
I long to hold her gently in my arms
Oh, how I wish I was there
[chorus:]
Araby
When shades of night appear
I seem to hear you calling
Araby
You seem to beckon and I reckon
I'll be hurrying back again
Seems to me
A maiden's face appears
I see her tears are falling
Falling because I left her there
That's why I long to be
Where all those happy faces
Wait for me
Beside the fair oasis
Soon, you'll see
Within a caravan
An Arab man will take me
Over the desert back to Araby
[2nd verse:]
Someday you'll find me in Araby
Where someone's waiting to marry me
I can't forget the day we parted
She said I left her broken hearted
I helped her on to a camel's back
Before she rode away
She made me promise that I would come back
I'll keep my promise someday
Tonight I'm dreaming of Araby
That's where my dreams seem to carry me
Where ev'rything is Oriental
And ev'ryone is sentimental
There in the shade of the shelt'ring palms
I met a maiden fair
I long to hold her gently in my arms
Oh, how I wish I was there
[chorus:]
Araby
When shades of night appear
I seem to hear you calling
Araby
You seem to beckon and I reckon
I'll be hurrying back again
Seems to me
A maiden's face appears
I see her tears are falling
Falling because I left her there
That's why I long to be
Where all those happy faces
Wait for me
Beside the fair oasis
Soon, you'll see
Within a caravan
An Arab man will take me
Over the desert back to Araby
[2nd verse:]
Someday you'll find me in Araby
Where someone's waiting to marry me
I can't forget the day we parted
She said I left her broken hearted
I helped her on to a camel's back
Before she rode away
She made me promise that I would come back
I'll keep my promise someday
