Shine On Harvest Moon 1908 'Ziegfield Follies of 1908'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 09 Nov 2004

The night was mighty dark
so you could hardly see,
for the moon refused to shine,
Couple sitting underneath a willow tree,
for love they pine,
little maid was kind afraid of darkness
so she said: "I guess I'll go,"
Boy began to sigh,
looked up at the sky,
told the moon his little tale of woe.

Oh, Shine on, shine on Harvest Moon
up in the sky.
I ain't had no lovin'
since April, January June or July;
Snow time ain't no time to stay
out doors and spoon,
so, shine on,
shine on Harvest Moon,
for me and my gal.

Oh, Shine on, shine on Harvest Moon
up in the sky.
I ain't had no lovin'
since April, January June or July;
Snow time ain't no time to stay
out doors and spoon,
so, shine on,
shine on Harvest Moon,
for me and my gal.

I can't see why a boy should sigh,
when by his side
is the girl he loves so true.
All he has to say is:
"Won't you be my bride,
for I love you,
why should I be telling you this secret
when I know that you can guess,"
Harvest moon will smile,
shine on all the while,
if the little girl should answer "Yes."

Oh, Shine on, shine on Harvest Moon
up in the sky.
I ain't had no lovin'
since April, January June or July;
Snow time ain't no time to stay
out doors and spoon,
so, shine on,
shine on Harvest Moon,
for me and my gal.

Oh, Shine on, shine on Harvest Moon
up in the sky.
I ain't had no lovin'
since April, January June or July;
Snow time ain't no time to stay
out doors and spoon,
so, shine on,
shine on Harvest Moon,
for me and my gal.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Shine On Harvest Moon 1908
Words by Jack Norworth
Music by Nora Bayes-Norworth
Sung by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth in
"The Follies of 1908"
© MCMVIII by Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 09 November 2004 at 21.56
in association with Doug Grierson