Shine On Harvest Moon

SHINE ON HARVEST MOON      

WORDS BY JACK NORWORTH
MUSIC BY NORA BAYES-NORWORTH





VERSE 1

  5    -4  5   -4  5
Night was might-y dark 

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So you could hard-ly see 

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For the moon re-fused to shine 

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Cou-ple sit-ting un-der-neath the wil-low tree 

5    -4    5   -4
For love, they pine

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Lit-tle maid was most a-fraid of dark-ness 

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So she said "I guess I'll go." 

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Boy be-gan to sigh, looked up at the sky 

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Told the moon his lit-tle tale of woe 


CHORUS

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Oh shine on 

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Shine on har-vest moon 

2  -2b 5  -4  
Up in the sky 

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I ain't had no lov-in' 

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Since A-pril Jan-u-a-ry, June or Ju-ly 

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Snow time ain't no time to stay out-doors and spoon 

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So shine on 

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Shine on har-vest moon for me and my gal 

5   4
Oh gal


VERSE 2

I can’t see why the 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”