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 playin' Even the palms seem to be swayin' When they begin the beguine To live it again is past all endeavor Except when the tune clutches my heart And there we are, swearin' to love forever And promising never, never to part What moments divine, what rapture serene Till clouds come along to disperse the joys we have 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 When they begin the beguine When they begin the beguine
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 playin' Even the palms seem to be swayin' When they begin the beguine To live it again is past all endeavor Except when the tune clutches my heart And there we are, swearin' to love forever And promising never, never to part What moments divine, what rapture serene Till clouds come along to disperse the joys we have 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 When they begin the beguine When they begin the beguine
