(Words by Jean Havez, Music by Irving Berlin)
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[Verse:]
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When darkness comes and the soldier
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Goes to the land of dreams
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Comes stealing some little angel
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Borne by the starlight beams
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Soothing all of his care
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With some beautiful prayer
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Blessings numbering while he's slumbering
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So peacefully there
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[Refrain:]
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Dream on, little soldier boy
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May a golden vision fill your heart with joy
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May all your happiest hours come back in dreams
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May sunshine follow the show'rs with brightest beams
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Wander with a peaceful mind
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In the land of fancy with the girl you left behind
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Sleep on whatever befalls
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Till dawn when reveille calls
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Dream on, little soldier boy
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[2]
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You've work to do on the morrow
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Dear little soldier lad
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Grim war may add to your sorrow
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You may be sick and sad
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Even though you may fall
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Sleep, forgetting it all
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Resting cozily, dreaming rosily
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Awaiting your call
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Dream On, Little Soldier Boy
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Irving Berlin |