Song of the Dawn

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title = The Song of the Dawn
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composer = "Unknown"
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published = 1930
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language = English
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original_artist = John Boles, Bing Crosby
recorded_by = Various Orchestras and Musical Groups
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Song of the Dawn was a 1930 song, first introduced in the musical film, "King of Jazz". The song was originally written for Bing Crosby, but lost the part to John Boles, another actor in the film.

Lyrics

Wake from your dreams, all you weary ones,
Who are weary of the night.
Look to the east, all you dreary ones,
Who are waiting for the light!

(Chorus)
Dawn is breaking, and a new day is born.
The world is singing the song of the dawn!
Birds are waking, hear them welcome the morn,
They're sweetly singing the song of the dawn!

Yesterday, the skies were gray,
Look! This morning they're blue.
The smiling sun tells ev'ryone
Come and start life anew!

Sing hallelujah, that the dark skies are gone!
The world is sing the song of the dawn!

[Chorus sings lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10]

Dawn is breaking, and the dark skies are "gone"!
The world is singing the song of the "dawn"!

In the 30s, numerous recordings were made, even by Crosby himself.

External Links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V7TCXTGXaM The Original Filmed Sequence with Boles]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxQKXH6PMSU A Recording by Bing Crosby from 1930]