Song facts: “Beautiful Dreamer” was the last song ever written by American songwriter Stephen Foster, composed only a few days before he died.

Harmonica type: diatonic

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Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
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Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;
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Sounds of the rude world, heard in the day,
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Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!

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Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,
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List while I woo thee with soft melody;
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Gone are the cares of life's busy throng,
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Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
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Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

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