Golden Bells (Sea Captain's Song)

Written for: Messer Marco Polo (1954)
Performer: NONE (movie never made)
Lyric: Harold Adamson & Leo McCarey
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1954
Original publisher: Four Jays Music Co., Inc.

Verse:

(Sea Captain:) In the court of Kublai Khan
Dwells a daughter young and fair;
Rarest jewel of Kublai Khan,
Golden voice and silken hair.
Princes come from ev'ry land,
Many kings have sought her hand;
But of suitors she'll have none,
In her heart there's only one.
So, she waits all alone by the willow tree,
And her eyes look out to the sea,
For she knows one day he will come along
And, oh what a day that will be,
And, oh what a day that will be.
(Marco, spoken:) Tell me, old man, what is the name of this divine creature?
(Sea Captain, spoken:) Her name is Golden Bells.
(Marco, spoken:) Golden Bells? What a beautiful name. She is the one I have been dreaming of.

Chorus:

(Marco, sung:) Golden Bells, Golden Bells,
Wait for me, wait for me.
Mountain tall or ocean wide
Will not keep me from her side;
Though the journey may be long,
What care I, my love is strong.
Golden Bells, Golden Bells,
Wait for me, wait for me,
Golden Bells.