EV'NING IN CAROLINE, AN
(Donaldson)

as recorded by The Boswell Sisters
with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
conducted by Victor Young
November 5th 1931 New York


When poets write,
They love to write 'bout Southland,
It's not exaggeration,
It's not imagination!

Now if you wanna see the moon in all its splendour,
If you wanna see the way the stars can shine,
If you wanna feel the breeze that's sweetly tender,
Spend an ev'ning in Caroline!

Now if you really wanna hear the whippoorwill, sir,
And the answer to the words, "will you be mine?",
If you wanna give your heart a perfect thrill, sir,
Spend an ev'ning in Caroline!

Yes sir, say what you like,
I know what it's like to be glad right now!
Yes sir, say what you may,
I never could ever be blue!

Don't you tell me that you'd really have to guess, sir,
Why I learned to love the Carolina pines.
If you wanna meet the sweetest sweetie, yes sir,
Spend an ev'nin' in Caroline!

If you wanna see the moon, wanna see the stars,
In the splendour, sweet and tender,
(scat)
Spend an ev'nin' in Caroline!

If you really wanna hear the whippoorwill,
Talk about lovin', I know you will,
(scat)
Spend an ev'nin' in Caroline!

Yes sir, say what you like,
I know what it's like to be glad right now!
Devil, say what you may,
I never could ever be blue no how!

Don't you tell me that you'd really have to get it,
Why I learned to love the Caroline.
(scat)
Spend an ev'nin' in Caroline!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2018)