Written by: Tommie Conner
Written by: Michael Reine
Originally made famous by:
The Andrews Sisters
Label: Columbia Records
Recorded: July21, 1949
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There were tears in the crowded
congregation,
There were hearts that have
loved but all in vain,
T'was goodbye to the sweetheart
of the nation,
At the wedding of Lili Marlene.
Men who'd marched where the
desert sands were burning,
From Tobruc down the road to
Alamein.
In their hearts were tender
memories were returning,
At the wedding of Lili Marlene.
As she knelt where the candle
lights were gleaming,
It seemed the choir sang soft
and low,
Farewell, my angel of the
lamplight,
We'll always love you so.
Down the aisle came the bride in
all her glory,
To the strains of her own sweet
love refrain,
T'was the end of a very lovely
story,
At the wedding of Lili Marlene.
<musical interlude>
Farewell, my angel of the
lamplight,
We'll always love you so.
Down the aisle came the bride in
all her glory,
To the strains of her own sweet
love refrain,
T'was the end of a very lovely
story,
At the wedding of Lili Marlene.