BLAME IT ON THE SUMMER NIGHTFrom the musical "RAGS"

Lvrics bv STEPHEN SCHWARTZfulusic by CHAFLES STROUSE

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I want to drink breeze in

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and I

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cou - .ples pass

(Instrumental 2nd time . . .

and their

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The street is full ofI nev - er felt so

What's go - ing on here?I've got to stop this.. .. end instrumental)

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IfThrough

shar - ing some pa - ganWhy are the st.rs so

on the sum - meron the sum - mer

dawn, can we blame itwan - der and blame it

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pale- in themorn - ing will

moonsave

spin - ning myclear - ing my

heart -mind,-

not to blame; it's just the shame - less sum

now I'm stuck in the sweet se - duc - tivenight.

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in - to an end

giv - ing me back-

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ilo%fu- the summer Nisht - 5 - 5