When It's Moonlight On The Prairie
- When It's Moonlight On The Prairie
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title=When It's Moonlight On The Prairie
comment=(There's A Parson Only Twenty Miles Away)
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caption=Cover, sheet music, 1908
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composer=Robert F. Roden
lyricist=S. R. Henry
published=1908
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language=English
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"When It's Moonlight On The Prairie" is a popular song published in 1908 with lyrics by Robert F. Roden and music by S.R. Henry. The lyrics tell of a cowboy eloping with his Mary. The chorus is: [Roden, "When It's Moonlight On The Prairie" (Sheet music).] :"When it's moonlight on the prairie, darling Mary,":"I'll be waiting with the ponies, love for you;":"There's a parson only twenty miles away, twenty miles away, twenty miles away;":"When the knot is tied, then side by side we'll ride, dear,":"To a pretty little home I've built for you;":"I'll be waiting, waiting, waiting for you, Mary,":"When it's moonlight on the prairie, Mary dear!'
"When It's Moonlight On The Prairie" has been recorded many times.
References
Bibliography
*Roden, Robert F. (w.); Henry, S.R. (m.). "When It's Moonlight On The Prairie" (Sheet music). New York: Jos. W. Stern & Co. (1908).
External links
* [http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/mp3s/2000/2893/cusb-cyl2893d.mp3 "When It's Moonlight On The Prairie"] , Byron G. Harlan (Edison Gold Moulded 9850, 1908)—" [http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/index.php Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project] ".
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