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Thread #116137   Message #2509638
Posted By: Richie
07-Dec-08 - 01:31 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The authors of the 'Carter Family songs'
Subject: Lyr Add: LOVER'S LANE
"Lover's Lane" was apparently the first title for the song "You're The Girl of My Dreams." The song could be a rewrite of "Down de Lover's Lane" by Will Marion Cook c 1900.


LOVER'S LANE
Carter Family- Original

I first met you down in lover's lane
You were just like an angel
With an angel's golden wings
We walked along, we sang a song
The birds were singing, too
It seems like heaven's here on earth
Just to be again with you

    You're just the girl of my dreams
    Though it seems that my dreams never come true
      [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]

At night we'd sit out in the old porch swing
The stars were shining brightly
And softly you would sing
You'd sing of happy days gone by
It makes me happy, too
It'd be like heaven here on earth
If I could be with you

    You're just the girl of my dreams
    Though it seems that my dreams never come true
      [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]

I first met you down in lover's lane
You were just like an angel
My little brown-eyed Jane
We walked along, we hummed a song
The birds were singing, too
It seems like heaven's here on earth
Just to be again with you

    You're just the girl of my dreams
    Though it seems that my dreams never come true
      [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]

    You're just the girl of my dreams
    Though it seems that my dreams never come true