Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Song Lyrics

  • Composed in 1910 by Beth Slater Whitson & Leo Friedman
  • Whitson was born in Goodrich Tennessee in 1879, & died in 1930 in Nashville
  • Friedman was born in 1869 in Elgin Illinois and died in 1927 in Chicago
  • The song has been a standard in the repertoire of bands everywhere for almost a hundred years, since it's introduction by a vocal group known as  The Peerless Quartet (Henry Burr, Albert Campbell, Arthur Collins, & Tom Daniels
  • The group pioneered early recordings, and from 1904 through 1926, they were responsible for a hundred top ten hit recordings
  • The song has been used in at least four movies
    • "Thousands Cheer" (1943) starring Gene Kelly & Kathryn Grayson
    • "Diamond Horseshoe" (1945) starring Betty Grable, Dick Haymes & Phil Silvers (sung by Beatrice Kay)
    • "For the Love of Mary" (1948) starring Deanna Durbin & Edmond O'Brien)
    • "The Rose" (1979) starring Bette Midler
  • The song has been covered by a multitude of diverse artists, including Bing Crosby (1934), Irving Fields (1959), Barry White (1963), Fats Domino (1965), Neil Young (1972), Fiona Apple (2002 live), Pat Boone & Lawrence Welk
  • In 2001 the song received the "Towering Song Award" from the Songwriters Hall of Fame 
  • Ranked #125 of the Recording Industry of America Association (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) "Greatest Songs of the 20th century.  The ranking of the top 365 songs of the last 100 years, was picked by voters "from all walks of life"
  • The song is still popular at weddings as a first dance waltz, and is often requested at anniversary parties

I am dreaming Dear of you, day by day
Dreaming when the skies are blue, when they're gray;
When the silvery moonlight gleams, still I wander on in dreams,
In a land of love, it seems, just with you.

Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too.
Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true.
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.

Longing for you all the while, more and more
Longing for the sunny smile, I adore
Birds are singing far and near, roses blooming everywhere
You, alone, my heart can cheer; you, just you

Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too.
Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true.
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.

Note that the lyrics posted here are those as interpreted and performed by The Oracle Band. In a few cases we have taken some liberties with the lyrics to make them more appropriate for tasteful gatherings. Their use here is intended as an aid for people in selecting music for their wedding reception or private party, and may not be reproduced for any commercial, for-profit use.

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