[1st verse:]Tonight I’m dreaming of ArabyThat’s where my dreams seem to carry meWhere ev’rything is OrientalAnd ev’ryone is sentimentalThere in the shade of the shelt’ring palmsI met a maiden fairI long to hold her gently in my armsOh, how I wish I was there[Refrain:]Araby, when shades of night appearI seem to hear you callingAraby, you seem to beckon and I reckonI’ll be hurrying back againSeems to meA maiden’s face appearsI see her tears are fallingFalling because I left her thereThat’s why I long to beWhere all those happy facesWait for meBeside the fair oasisSoon, you’ll seeWithin a caravanAn Arab man will take meOver the desert back to Araby[2nd verse:]Someday you’ll find me in ArabyWhere someone’s waiting to marry meI can’t forget the day we partedShe said I left her broken heartedI helped her on to a camel’s backBefore she rode awayShe made me promise that I would come backI’ll keep my promise someday