Al Bowlly - Lullaby Of The Leaves 1932 (Roy Fox and His Band) (Lyrics)

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Roy Fox And His Band
(Decca – F. 3029)
Recorded At – Monseigneur Restaurant, London.
Released: 1932
Vocals [Uncredited] – Al Bowlly (tracks: A & B), Jim Easton (tracks: A), Joe Ferrie (tracks: A), Nat Gonella (tracks: A), Sid Buckman (tracks: A)
Written-By – Petkere, Young

"Lullaby of the Leaves" is a musical composition by composer Bernice Petkere and lyricist Joe Young. A Tin Pan Alley song first performed in 1932, the jazz standard is considered the biggest critical and commercial success of Petkere's composing career.
The song was a hit for George Olsen and his Music in 1932. By January 1933, more than 50,000 copies had been sold in the U.S.—ten times more than the usual hit song of the era.
Full Lyrics:
Rustling of the leaves used to be my lullaby
Days so long ago when I was a tot, so high
And now that I have grown
I've found myself alone
Cradle me where summer skies can watch me with a million eyes
Oh, sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves
Cover me with Heaven's blue
And let me dream a dream or two
Oh, sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves
I'm breezing along, along with the breeze
I'm hearing a song, a song through the trees
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
That pine melody caressing the shore
Familiar to me
I've heard it before
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
That's heaven
Don't I feel it in my soul
And don't I know I've reached my goal
Oh, sing me to sleep
Lullaby of the leaves
Lullaby of the leaves