[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: Sunday Song Lyric:

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Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_03_02-2008_03_08.shtml#1204474574


   I spent the past several days at a conference in La Jolla. During
   breaks I would walk down to the water to watch the surf and the seals
   (more on them later). With my family at home, it made me think of
   Billie Holiday's "I Cover the Waterfront." Written by [1]Edward Heyman
   (lyrics) and [2]Johnny Green (music), it's one of her many great
   songs. Here's how it begins:

     Away from the city that hurts and knocks,
     I'm standing alone by the desolate docks
     in the still and the chill of the night
     I see the horizon the great unknown
     my heart has an ache
     it's as heavy as stone
     with the dawn coming on, make it last
     I cover the waterfront
     I'm watching the sea
     Will the one I love
     Be coming back to me
     I cover the waterfront
     In search of my love
     An I'm covered
     By a starlit sky above

   The full lyrics are [3]here, and [4]here is a Louis Armstrong version
   of the song.

References

   1. http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_bio.asp?exhibitId=265
   2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Green
   3. http://www.ladyday.net/song/song89.html
   4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qskZH5noJUU