When they begin the beguine
It brings back the sound of music so tender
It brings back a night of tropical splendor

It brings back a memory ever green

I'm with you once more under the stars

And down by the shore an orchestra's playing
And even the palms seem to be swaying
When they begin the beguine


To live it again is past all endeavor
Except when that tune clutches my heart

And there we are, swearing to love forever
And promising never, never to part


What moments divine, what rapture serene
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted

I know but too well what they mean

So don't let them begin the beguine

Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember
When they begin the beguine


Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, please make them play
Till the stars that were there before return above you

Till you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you"
Then we suddenly know what heaven we're in
When they begin the, begin the, begin the beguine


When they begin the, begin the, begin the beguine
When they begin the beguine