Begin the Beguine - The Tiger Lillies

When you begin the heroin

You dream of music so tender

A night of tropical splendour

When you begin the heroin

I’m with you once more under the stars

And down by the shore, an orchestra’s playing

And even the palms seem to be swaying

When you begin the heroin

To live it again is past all endeavour

Except when that tune clutches my heart

What moment divine, what rapture serene

When you begin the heroin

The stars that were there before return above you

And I whisper once more, «Darling, I love you»

And suddenly in Heaven you’ll be in

When they begin the heroin

The heroin