Begin the Beguine 
 
 
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When they begin               the beguine, 
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It brings back the sound       of music so tender, 
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It brings back a night of tropical splendor, 
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It brings back a memory               ever green. 
 

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I'm with you once more            under the stars, 
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And down by the shore,     an orchestra's playing; 
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And even the palms         seem to be swaying 
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When they begin        the beguine. 
 
Bridge: 
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To live it again    is past all endeavor 
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Except when that tune clutches my heart, 
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And there we are,  swearing to love forever, 
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And promising never, never to part. 
 

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What moments divine,           what rapture serene, 
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Til clouds came along to disperse the joy we had tasted; 
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And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted, 
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I know but too well               what they mean. 
 

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So don't let them begin     the beguine, 
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Let  the love that was once a fire remain an ember; 
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Let it sleep like the dead desire I only re - mem - ber 
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When they begin                  the beguine. 
 

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Oh, yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play, 
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Til  the stars that were there before return above you, 
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Til you whisper to me once more,