Burning Sands (1922)

Burning Sands (1922) words by Jack Meskill, melody by D. Onivas published by Richmond-Robbins Inc. Music Publishers, New York City sung by Sheet Music Singer, Fred Feild 1. Down by the silvery shores of the Nile Down where the Iris blooms all the while There ’neath the moon that gleams o’er the sand A desert maid dreams of her desert man And as she gazes across the moonlit way Where love thoughts stray, she seems to say Chorus: Across the burning sands, there waits my Arab man Beyond the coral strands, I’ll share his caravan By the fair oasis, I know my place is Where smiling faces will understand Love rules the mystic land, across the burning sands 2. Soon on the wings of night so it seems Over the sand to her land of dreams Back to her Arab chieftan she’ll ride The he will name and claim her for his bride And as the moonbeams around them softly fall Where love enthralls, he’ll hear her call (if you know more about this song, please leave a comment)