Browse by musical

Japanese Sandman Lyrics — A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine

Japanese Sandman Lyrics

Play song video
Won't you stretch imagination for the moment and come with me?

Let us hasten to a nation lying over the western sea

Right behind the cherry blossoms here's a sight that will please your eyes

There's a lady with a baby of Japan singing lullabies

Hear her as she cries:



"Here's the Japanese Sandman sneaking on with the dew just an old second hand man

He'll buy your old day from you

he will take every sorrow of the day that is through

and he'll give you tomorrow just to start a life anew

then you'll be a bit older in the dawn when you wake

and you'll be a bit bolder with the new day you make

here's the Japanese Sandman trade him silver for gold

just an old second hand man trading new days for old."

(Richard A. Whiting Medley) (lyrics by Raymond B. Egan) (Nora Bayes, 1920)

Music video


A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine Lyrics: Song List

  1. Just Go to the Movies
  2. Famous Feet
  3. I Love a Film Cliche
  4. Nelson
  5. The Best in the World
  6. It All Comes Out of the Piano
  7. Ain't We Got Fun
  8. Too Marvelous for Words
  9. Japanese Sandman
  10. On the Good Ship Lollipop
  11. Double Trouble 
  12. Louise
  13. Sleepy Time Gal
  14. Beyond the Blue Horizon
  15. Thanks for the Memories
  16. Another Memory 
  17. Doin' the Production Code
  18. A Night in the Ukraine
  19. Samovar the Lawyer
  20. Just Like That
  21. Again
  22. A Duel! A Duel! 
  23. Natasha
  24. A Night in the Ukraine (Reprise)

Popular musicals