Over the Banister

"Over the Bannister" is a song featured in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis sung by Judy Garland as Esther Smith and Tom Drake as John Truitt.

Lyrics[]

John:
Over the banister leans a face, tenderly sweet...and...and....

Esther:
Beguiling
While below her with tender grace
He watches the picture smiling
A light burns dim in the hall below

Nobody sees them standing
Saying goodnight again,
Soft and low
Halfway up to the landing

Nobody, only those eyes of brown
Tender and full of meaning
Gaze on the loveliest face in town
Over the banister leaning

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Media
Meet Me in St. Louis (soundtrack/video)

Characters
Esther Smith • Tootie Smith • Anna Smith • Alonzo Smith • Alonzo "Lon" Smith Jr. • Rose Smith • John Truitt • Agnes Smith • Lucille Ballard • Warren Sheffield • Colonel Darly • Johnny Tevis

Songs
Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis • The Boy Next Door • Skip To My Lou • Under the Bamboo Tree • Over the Banister • The Trolley Song • You and I • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

See also
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer