What's the Matter With The Moon Tonight 1902

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 2May2025
2025

The bullfrogs huddle near the old bayou
And they croak as in a dream
And the owls hoot grimly "To whit, to whoo"
In the fireflies' fitful gleam
And the frogs and the owls and the flies on wing
Seem possessed of a solemn fright
They are all of 'em asking the selfsame thing
"What's the matter with the moon tonight?"

What's the matter with the moon tonight?
She don't seem the same old moon
She's dreadful pale, she's lost her light
She don't seem the same old moon
She rolls unsteady in the starry sky
Hides her head as the cloud floats by
What's the matter with the moon tonight?
She don't seem the same old moon

What's the matter with the moon tonight?
She don't seem the same old moon
She's dreadful pale, she's lost her light
She don't seem the same old moon
She rolls unsteady in the starry sky
Hides her head as the cloud floats by
What's the matter with the moon tonight?
She don't seem the same old moon

The groundhog just for a spell creeps out
From the home he's made in a hole
But he gives a shudder and he turns about
And he says "Lord bless my soul"
And he calls to the frog who calls to the owl
Who blinks in the fireflies' light
There's goblins awatchin' and awaitin' to prowl
"What's the matter with the moon tonight?"

What's the matter with the moon tonight?
She don't seem the same old moon
She's dreadful pale, she's lost her light
She don't seem the same old moon
She rolls unsteady in the starry sky
Hides her head as the cloud floats by
What's the matter with the moon tonight?
She don't seem the same old moon

What's the matter with the moon tonight?
She don't seem the same old moon
She's dreadful pale, she's lost her light
She don't seem the same old moon
She rolls unsteady in the starry sky
Hides her head as the cloud floats by
What's the matter with the moon tonight?
She don't seem the same old moon

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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What's the Matter With The Moon Tonight 1902
From "The Mocking Bird", 1902
Lyrics by Sydney Rosenfeld
Music by A. Baldwin Sloane
© MCMII by Jos.W.Stern & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 2 April 2025 at 09.06
in association with Fred Feild, The Sheet Music Singer
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James Pitt-Payne