When they begin the beguineIt brings back the sound of music so tenderIt brings back a night of tropical splendorIt brings back a memory evergreenI’m with you once more under the starsAnd down by the shoreAn orchestra’s playingAnd even the palms they seem to be swayingWhen they begin the beguineTo live it again is past all endeavorExcept when that tune clutches my heartAnd there we are swearing to love foreverAnd promising never, never to partWhat moments divine, what rapture sereneTill clouds came along to disperseThe joy we had tastedAnd now, when I hear people curseThe chance that was wastedI know but too well what they meanSo don’t let them begin the beguineLet the love that was once a fireRemain an amberLet it sleep like a dead desireI only rememberWhen they begin the beguineOh, yes, let them begin the beguineMake them playTill the stars that we met beforeReturn above youTill you whisper to me once moreDarling, I love youAnd we suddenly know what heaven we’re inYes, when they begin the beguineWhen they begin the beguineWhen they begin the beguineLet the love that was once a fireRemain an amberLet it sleep like a dead desireI only rememberWhen they begin the beguine