Dream On (An Indian Lullaby) Explained

Dream On
Cover:	Dream_On_an_indian_lullaby.pdf
Caption:	Sheet music cover, 1922
Published:	1922
Composer:	Victor Herbert
Lyricist:	B.G. DeSylva

"Dream On (An Indian Lullaby)" is a popular song written by B.G. DeSylva with music composed by Victor Herbert. The song is a Cherokee mother's lullaby to her child. The lyrics as first written are:^[1]

The first commercial recording of "Dream On" was by Mario Chamlee (Brunswick 10158) in 1925.

Bibliography

• DeSylva, B.G. (w.); Herbert, Victor (m.). "Dream On" (An Indian Lullaby), (Sheet music). New York: Harms (1922).
• Kaye, Joseph. Victor Herbert: The Biography of America's Greatest Composer of Romantic Music. Wrangell-Rokassowsky Press (2007).

Notes and References

1. DeSylva, "Dream On" (sheet music).