Omar And The Princess (Sheet music version)

Written for: Summer Holiday (1948)
Lyric: Ralph Blane
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1946
Original publisher: Harry Warren Music, Inc.

Verse:

I see you clad in chemisette of green,
With azure vest more ultra than marine;
Serenely dancing ev'ry moonlit night,
And only royal blood has seen the sight.
I see you robed in rays so wondrous bright,
I'm sure the sun from you has borrowed light;
And on a throne of pillows made of purest chintzes,
You're a princess fair;
Beyond compare,
Why do I stare?

Chorus:

I see you standing in your slippers red,
The stars have left a halo 'round your head.
I see your face reflected in the skies,
Beneath your veil, my love reflected in your eyes.
I need no flask of wine, no loaf of bread,
When I recall that book of verse I read;
And if you think I'm gonna be
Another version of that Persian lamb,
Omar Khayyám,
Well, I am.