Sweet Leilani
Bing Crosby * Track #8 On Blue Hawaii
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Sweet Leilani by Bing Crosby (Ft. Lani McIntire & His Hawaiians)
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Bing CrosbyAbout
Crosby introduced this song in the 1937 film Waikiki Wedding, in which he plays a pineapple company’s publicist. Songwriter Harry Owens wrote the song one day after the birth of his daughter, Leilani. The song won the Oscar for Best Original Song, infamously beating out “They Can’t Take That Away Fr...
Sweet Leilani Lyrics
Sweet Leilani
Heavenly flower
Nature fashioned roses kissed with dew
And then she placed them in a bower
It was the start of you
Sweet Leilani
Heavenly flower
I dreamed of paradise for two
You are my paradise completed
You are my dream come true
Sweet Leilani
Heavenly flower
Tropic skies are jealous as they shine
I think they're jealous of your blue eyes
Jealous hecause you're mine
Sweet Leilani
Heavenly flower
I dreamed of paradise for two
You are my paradise completed
You are my dream come true
You are my paradise completed
You are my dream come true
Sweet Leilani Q&A
Who wrote Sweet Leilani's ?
Sweet Leilani was written by Harry Owens.