Lyrics by: Paul Francis Webster
Music by: Hoagy Carmichael
Arranged By: Axel Stordahl
Originally made famous by: Glenn Miller Orchestra
Label: Victor/Bluebird Records
Recorded: January 19, 1942
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A moment after dark around the
park, an old-fashion gent comes parading,
Dressed in funny clothes but
singing as he goes, The Lamplighter's Serenade.
The old boy loves to talk with
couples on the walk, but when it's half after love time,
He reaches for his stick and
from his bag of tricks, he lights every star in the sky.
And if a lady or a beau should
answer No, he sprinkles their hearts with his magic,
Then he steals away to sing
another day, The Lamplighter's Serenade.