Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster)

3/4 time - slowly.

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Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,

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Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;

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Sounds of the rude world, heard in the day,

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Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!

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Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,

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List while I woo thee with soft melody;

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Gone are the cares of life's busy throng,

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Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

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Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!


Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea
Mermaids are chanting the wild lorelie;
Over the streamlet vapors are borne,
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn.
Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart,
E'en as the morn on the streamlet and sea;
Then will all clouds of sorrow depart,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!


*This ballad sounds great played
with a Bb/A# key (straight harp).
Or you could crossharp it in a Eb
key. But if you don't have those
keys, don't let that stop you. It
will sound fine in any key. 

*Words & Music By Stephen C. Foster
1825-1864 (Beautiful Dreamer was the
last song written by Stephen Foster
in 1862 and was published after his
death in 1864)

For a little more history on Stephen Foster:
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/authors/foster.html