BEGGAR, THE
Adopted as the theme song for the film "The Secret Hour" (1927)
(Music: Ted Snyder / Lyrics: Francis Wheeler & Irving Kahal)


Mal Hallett & His Orch. (vocal: Frank Marvin) - 1927


Jewels from over the land
All of these riches at my command
With each treasure I'd part
Just to live in your heart

Pleading here at your feet
Just like a beggar out on the street
He begs only for alms
I want all of your charms

I'm the beggar who 
Begs for only you
For your soul divine
For your love I pine

Let your heart be pressed 
To my throbbing breast
You posess that happiness 
That I beg of you

No gem Allah may prize
Shines like the lovelight deep in your eyes
You're my wonderful one
You are gold from the Sun

In this wild Orient
I see a beggar's raggedy tent
I find happiness there
While my palace is bare

I'm the beggar who 
Begs for only you
For your soul divine
For your love I pine

Let your heart be pressed 
To my throbbing breast
You posess that happiness 
That I beg of you



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2016)