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Thread #116199   Message #2519533
Posted By: Joe Offer
19-Dec-08 - 01:46 AM
Thread Name: ADD: Sweetest Dreams Be Thine (Jim Friedman)
Subject: ADD: Sweetest Dreams Be Thine (Jim Friedman)
I'd agree with the lyrics posted above, but here's the layout of the song with all the choruses and repeats.

SWEETEST DREAMS BE THINE
(Jim Friedman)

Shalom, lecha, may peace be with Thee, ahavti, O Baby mine,
Alma k'dosha, alma k'dosha, may sweetest dreams be thine.

Lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu. . .

They say a star shines bright in the heavens to glorify a newborn King.
But sleep, my Joy, let no one destroy Thy peaceful slumbering.

Lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu. . .

With gems and gold, with myrrh and frankincense,
All in praise came travelers three.
I wonder why, I wonder why they came in praise of Thee.

Lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu. . .

Shalom, lecha, may peace be with Thee, ahavti, O Baby mine,
Alma k'dosha, alma k'dosha, may sweetest dreams be thine.

Lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lu. . .


(Shalom lecha = peace to you; Ahavti = You have my love; Alma k'dosha = virgin holy)

From the Theodore Bikel recording, Songs of the Earth, originally on Elektra and reissued on CD by Collectors' Choice Music.

-Joe-