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Thread #57589   Message #906497
Posted By: GUEST,Pete Peterson
10-Mar-03 - 10:31 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Where the Orange Blossoms Grow
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Where The Orange Blossoms Grow
I suspect that the song in question is actually "Where The Morning Glories Grow" as modified by Florida school teachers; it's a song written by Richard Whiting around 1919 and covered by Bing Crosby among others; the version I know is by the legendary Cofer Brothers (original OK 45137, re-released Document DOCD 8021)

I remember, O I remember the place where I was born
Where the morning glories twine around my door at early morn
I've forgotten, O I've forgotten how long I've been away
But I'd like to wander back again down the lane to yesterday

I want to wake up in the morning where the morning glories grow
Where the sun comes peeping into where I'm sleeping
And the songbirds say Hello
I wanter to linger in the wildwood where the rippling waters flow
And go drifting back to childhood, where the morning glories grow

Does this sound right?