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Jim Dixon Songs about lighthouses (69* d) Lyr Add: LIGHTHOUSE IN THE HARBOR (from Sammy Kaye 22 Jul 23


My transcription from the recording at the Internet Archive:


LIGHTHOUSE IN THE HARBOR
Words and music by Pinky Herman, Bill Harrington, & Bob Emmerich, ©1953
As recorded by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, with vocals by The Kaydets & Jeffrey Clay, on Columbia 39936, 1953.

There’s a lighthouse in the harbor
On a shore that’s far away.
There’s a white house with an arbor
Where we kissed farewell that day.

[§] Darling, keep the love light shining
For this heart of mine so true,
Till the lighthouse in the harbor
Lights my way back home to you.

[INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE, THEN REPEAT FROM §.]

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There is a catalog entry that indicates there is a missing verse that begins “I'm watching the stars and counting the days.” This line apparently occurs in the sheet music but not in the recording. I have not found any other recording of this song; however, there are other songs with the same title, or with “lighthouse in the harbor” as part of the lyrics.


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