Begin The Beguine Lyrics - Ray Conniff

When they begin the beguine 

It brings back the sound of music so tender 

It brings back a night of tropical splendor 

It brings back a memory ever green 

I'm with you once more under the stars 

And down by the shore an orchestra's playing 

And even the palms seem to be swaying 

When they begin the beguine 

To live it again is past all endeavor 

Except when that tune clutches my heart 

And there we are, swearing to love forever 

And promising never, never to part 

What moments divine, what rapture serene 

Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted 

And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted 

I know but too well what they mean 

So don't let them begin the beguine 

Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember 

Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember 

When they begin the beguine 

Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, please make them play 

Till the stars that were there before return above you 

Till you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you" 

Then we suddenly know what heaven we're in 

When they begin the, begin the, begin the beguine 

When they begin the, begin the, begin the beguine 

When they begin the beguine