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 Shine On Harvest Moon
Music by: Nora
Bayes and Jack Norworth
Lyrics by: Jack Norworth
Cover artist: "Parry"
Copyright 1918
Remick Music Corp.
Originally performed by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth in "The Follies of
1918"
Performed by Ruth Etting the
Ziegfeld Follies of 1931, and
recorded in 1933 for
California Weather. She also recorded it in 1935 for Columbia Records and issued
on Columbia 3085 D (Matrix 17752) and again in 1936.
Shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky
I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, or July
Snow time ain't no time to sit outdoors and spoon
Shine on, shine on harvest moon for me 'n' my gal
C'mon, shine on harvest moon way up there in the sky. Don'tcha
know I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, AND July? Now, looka
here—don't you know better than to set out there in the snow 'n' spoon? C'mon, I don't
want no half moon, I want a full moon.
Oh, won't you shine on, shine on harvest moon (shine on, shine on)
Up in the sky? (shine on)
I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, or July
(ah-ooba, ah-ooba, ah-ooba , ah-ooh)
Don't you know you're gonna freeze to death
Settin' out there in the snow tryin' to spoon?
So shine on, shine on harvest moon for me 'n' my gal
What Was Ruth Etting's Trademark Tune? According to
my Grandfather, it was "Shine On, Harvest Moon",
which Ruth performed in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931.
Thank you to Richard A. Reublin of ParlorSongs.com
for sharing the sheet music image above.
For more on information on the song, visit his site!
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