- words by Mitchell Parish, music by Peter De Rose - written in 1934 as a piano composition - lyrics added in 1939 - #1 hit for Larry Clinton & His Orchestra in 1939 - #20 for Billy Ward And His Dominoes in 1957 - #1 for Nino Tempo & April Stevens in 1963 - #14 for Donny and Marie Osmond in 1976
When the deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls And the stars begin to flicker in the sky Through the mist of a memory you wander back to me Breathing my name with a sigh In the still of the night once again I hold you tight Though you're gone, your love lives on when moonlight beams And as long as my heart will beat, lover we'll always meet Here in my deep purple dreams Here in my deep purple dreams