Lyrics by: Raymond B. Egan
Music by: Richard Whiting
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There's a song in the land of
the lily,
Each sweetheart has heard with a
sigh,
Over high garden walls, this
sweet echo falls,
As a soldier whispers goodbye.
Though goodbye means the birth
of a teardrop,
Hello means the birth of a
smile.
And the smile will erase the
tear blighting trace,
When we meet in the after a
while:
Chorus:
Smile the while you kiss me sad
adieu,
When the clouds roll by, I'll
come to you,
Then the skies will seem more
blue
Down lovers' lane, my dearie,
Wedding bells will sing so
merrily
Every tear will be a memory,
So wait and pray each night for
me
Till we meet again.