[1st verse:]
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After the gray of a long dreary day comes the evening
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Peaceful and calm as a sheltering palm is the evening
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Daytime has gone to rest, there in the golden west
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Soon little stars will appear in the sky
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Seeming to say, "We are here, hush-a-bye"
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[Refrain:]
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Evening, lady of the evening
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I can hear you calling me
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Calling, while the shades are falling
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Falling over land and sea
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You can make the cares and troubles
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That followed me through the day
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Fold their tents just like the Arabs
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And silently steal away
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Evening, lady of the evening
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I hear you calling me
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[2nd verse:]
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After the sun when its day's work is done comes the evening
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Then with the night comes the angels who light up the evening
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There in the sky they stand, each with a torch in hand
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Then one by one, little stars in the sky
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Look down and say, "We are here, hush-a-bye"
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Lady Of The Evening
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| Irving Berlin |