Moon Song

 

Lyrics by:  Sam Coslow

Music by:  Arthur Johnston

Arranged By:  Nelson Riddle

Originally made famous by:  Kate Smith

From the Album:  Complete Reprise Studio Recordings

From the Film:  Hello, Everybody  (1932)

Label:  Reprise Records

Recorded:  November 29, 1965

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Once I tried to capture the rapture of the night,

Silly dreams I knew would disappear,

But it seems they left a souvenir,

One refrain eternally will haunt me, taunt me.

It came from nowhere the night that we met,

T'was like a melodious plea, wee moon song that wasn't meant for me.

Why is it always reminding me of a love dream that never could be.

Wee moon song that wasn't meant for me.

It came gliding into my heart, riding on a moonbeam from above.

Sorrow and this and the whole world blended in a rhapsody of love.

There I heard her singing to somebody else,

What I thought was my melody,

Wee moon song that wasn't meant for me.