Midnight Sun
Composer(s): Sonny Burke; Lionel Hampton; Johnny Mercer
Originally performed by: Lionel Hampton
Covered by various other artists



Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice
Warmer than the summer night
The clouds were like an alabaster palace
Rising to a snowy height

Each star it's own aurora borealis
Suddenly you held me tight
And I could see the Midnight Sun

I can't explain the silver rain that found me
Or was that a moonlight veil?
The music of the universe around me
Or was that a nightingale?

And then your arms miraculously found me
Suddenly the sky turned pale 
I could see the Midnight Sun

Was there ever such a night?
It's a thrill I still don't quite believe
But after you were gone
There was still the stardust on my sleeve

The flame of it may dwindle to an ember
And the stars forget to shine
And we may see the meadow in  December
Icy white and crystalline

But oh my darling always I'll remember
When your lips were close to mine
And we saw the Midnight Sun