"My Prayer" (Ink Spots, 1939)

Bill Kenny's unsullied, poignant tenor and the sonorous recitatives of bass Hoppy Jones were winning trademarks of the Ink Spots at their peak.

"My Prayer" was an elegant favorite in 1939 and one of the first songs broadcast over early American television...featured at the 1939 World's Fair.

Written by George Boulanger and James Kennedy:

MY PRAYER

My prayer is to linger with you
At the end of the day
In a dream that's devine
My prayer is a rapture in blue
With a world far away
And your lips close to mine

Tonight while our hearts are aglow
Oh tell me the words that I'm longing to know
My prayer and the answer you give
May they still be the same
For as long as we live
That you'll always be there
At the end of my prayer


My prayer is to linger with you
At the end of each day
In a dream that's devine
My prayer is a rapture in blue
With a world far away
And your lips close to mine

Tonight while our hearts are aglow
Oh tell me the words that I'm longing to know
My prayer and the answer you give
May they still be the same
For as long as we live
That you'll always be there
At the end of my prayer

Category:

Music

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• Ink
• Spots
• My
• Prayer
• 1939
• Boulanger
• Kennedy
• Kenny
• Hoppy
• Jones

[sheldonlt]

I am 18 and this music is so much better than most stuff out today.

[jeroen112233]

i am from the netherlands And my grandpa died 4 years ago and this was his favorite band and music song. We also let it playing in the church for him on his funeral. Always when i listen to this song i see him sitting in his chair in the living room with a newspaper. It is nice to find this song here.

[kornkid22]

funny story about the ink spots: i was driving my bus today, and this guy i always pick up started talking about today's music and how it sucks. *he's in his 60s* so i told him i like stuff like the ink spots. he said, speaking of them, his father was a producer and produced their first record before they were signed by RCA records. i was floored. he's going to search for the magnetic tapes and see if his father made any vinyl copies and maybe give me one or two.

[PowderedDonutt]

I am 14 years of age, and this is music. Not the stuff my age group hears today. Don't get mer wrong, I like the music of his age, but only a small amount. I'm glad I have discovered these guys today. " The Ink Spots " are now a new addition to my list of wonderful music.

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[thrilllex]

@kornkid22

its not in every single song

but its in most :P

and its not bass its guitar :P

[lucier105]

You dont need to be an older person to enjoy this. You just need a great sense of what good music is.

[Mervyn691]

Yes, I was around when the "ink spots" were around and stealing our hearts with their crystal clear voices and deep melodies. Thank you for uploading.

Mervyn, aged 79.

Mervyn691

[RemoteControlband]

@loonylinda You remind me of Buffalo 66

[loverboy24you]

since 1948 and i still love there music

[RockStyIe]

@kornkid22 No It's true, I've listened to their 'greatest hits' and almost half of them use the same riff

[kornkid22]

question, i've noticed that the ink spots use the same bass riff in most of their songs...or am i totally off?

[7754349200]

This is, of course, great, but listen to Benny Goodman doing "Sing, sing, sing" in 1938 or 1939