[C]Underneath the lamplight
[G7]By the barrack gate
Darling I remember
The way you used to [C]wait [C7]
[F]Twas there that you whispered [C]tenderly
That [G7]you loved me
And would [F]always be
My [Dm7]Lilli [G7]of the [C]lamplight
My [G7]own Lilli Mar[C]lene

[C]Orders came for sailing
[G7]Somewhere over there
All confined to barracks
Was more than I could [C]bear [C7]
[F]I knew you were waiting [C]in the street,
I could [G7]hear your feet
But [F]could not meet
My [Dm7]Lilli [G7]of the [C]lamplight
My [G7]own Lilli Mar[C]lene

[C]Resting in a billet
[G7]Just behind the line,
Even though we're parted
Your lips are close to [C]mine [C7]
[F]You wait where the lantern [C]softly gleams
Your [G7]sweet face seems
To [F]haunt my dreams
My [Dm7]Lilli[G7] of the [C]lamplight
My [G7]own Lilli Mar[C]lene

My [Dm7]own [G7]Lilli [C]Marlene
My [G7]own Lilli Mar[C]lene Who was the real Lilli Marlene? Which infamous propaganda secretary hated this song? Who loved it? And can the wind explain why it became a storm? Read the history of this song here.