(Cole Porter)      When they begin, begin the beguine   It brings back the sound of music so tender   It brings back a night of tropical splendor   It brings back a memory ever green      I'm with you once more, I'm with you under the stars, under the stars   And down by the shore an orchestra's playing   And even the palms seem to be swaying, oh swaying   When they begin, when they begin the beguine      To live it again is past all endeavor, past all endeavor   Except when that tune clutches my heart, clutches my heart   And there we are, swearing to love forever   And promising never, never to part      What moments divine, what rapture serene   Til clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted   And now when I hear people curse the chance that we wasted   I know but too well, I know too well, what they mean, too well what they mean      So let them begin, begin the beguine   Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember   Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember   When they begin the beguine      Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play   Till the stars that were there before return above you   Till you whisper to me once more: "Darling, I love you!"   And we suddenly know what heaven we're in   When they begin, begin the beguine   Begin begin begin begin begin begin   Begin the beguine