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It's Dark On Observatory Hil
Words & Music by Johnny Burke & Harold SpinalRecorded by Ray Conniff, 1960
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It's dark on ob - ser - va - tor - y hill;
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Come on, let's pre - tend we're Jack and Jill.
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We'll stroll to the hill - top where col - lege sweet - hearts go
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And look at the lights on the cam - pus down be - low.
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We'll learn what as - tron - o - my is for,
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We'll learn what the stars can have in store;
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We'll know in ad - vance the moon may mean ro - mance
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When it's dark on ob - ser - va - tor - y hill.
Bridge:
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And I'd like to re - cite you a po - em that I wrote;
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It tells why I think you're won - der - ful.
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Then from a - far we can hear a sweet gui - tar
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While voi - ces are har - mo - ni - zing.
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We don't have to know a - rith - ma - tic
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To fi - gure why you and I would click;
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My heart tells me this: your lips were meant to kiss
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When it's dark on ob - ser - va - tor - y hill.