Geoffrey Wright, 'Transatlantic Lullaby' played by Julian Hellaby (paulprocopolis)

Description

This charmingly sentimental lullaby, in an anonymous piano arrangement, was written by Geoffrey Wright in 1939 for 'The Gate Review'. The lyrics for the chorus of the song version are: Soft Manhattan evenings fall, A velvet dusk envelops all. On Hudson River distant tug boats cry. Ship to ship, and shore to shore, The waters make a shining floor, And hum a transatlantic lullaby. The sky is milky dark It's cool in Central Park, The trolley cars go clanging past; The busy day is done, The ...