Lyrics : Eric Maschwitz
Music : Manning Sherwin
How strange it was
How sweet and Strange
There was never a dream to compare
With that hazy, crazy night we met
When a nightingale sang in Berkley square.
This heart of mine
Beat loud and fast
Like a merry-go-round in a fair
For we were dancing cheek to cheek
And a nightingale sang in Barkley square
When dawn came steeling up all gold and blue
To interrupt our rendezvous
I still remember how you smiled and said
“Was that a dream or was it true?”
Our homeward step was just as light as the tap-dancing feet of Astaire
And like an echo far away
When a nightingale sang in Berkley square
When dawn came steeling up all gold and blue
To interrupt our rendezvous
I still remember how you smiled and said,
“Was that a dream or was it true?”
The streets of town, were paved with stars
It was such a romantic affair
And as we kissed and said goodnight
When a nightingale sang in Berkley square
I know because I was there
That night in Berkley square