Lyr Req: The Man in the Moon

Subject: Lyr Req: The Man in the Moon
From: Mo the caller
Date: 13 Sep 11 - 07:14 AM

At a Whitby session in the Elsinore someone played the waltz Man in the Moon.
And someone else said, that it was a song.

I'm sure there are lots of song about the moon, the one I'm after is to the tune in Vol2 of the Lewes Favourites

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man in the Moon
From: skarpi
Date: 13 Sep 11 - 04:15 PM

does it start like this

If I was the man in the moon ?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man in the Moon
From: Mo the caller
Date: 23 Sep 11 - 05:12 AM

Just found this again (it fell off the list quickly)
I don't think that line would scan.
It goes...
Da da dada dadada dadadaDAAA
Dada daa da dada da daaa

Valmai, do you know the words?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man in the Moon
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 23 Sep 11 - 05:43 AM

Is this the tune in ABC:

K:D
|:A2|"D"d3e d2|"A"c2B2A2|"D"d2e2f2|"G"g4fg|
"G"a4g2|"D"f2g2e2|"A"d6|"D"d4:|
|:fg|"D"a6|"D"a6|"A"g2e2f2|"A"g6|"D"f3e fg|"D"a2f2d2|"Em"B2c2d2|"A"e2c2A2|
"D"d3e d2|"A"c2B2A2|"D"d2e2f2|"G"g4fg|"G"a4g2|"D"f2g2e2|"A"d6|"D"d4:|

L in C#

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man in the Moon
From: GUEST,Tinker from Chicago
Date: 23 Sep 11 - 08:46 PM

Andy M. Stewart sang one by that name that starts out "I come from the land of the long grass and gorse" and features a chorus with "You brought me down gently, you brought me down clean. You fed me the summer, you fed me your dreams." Might that be it?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man in the Moon
From: JohnB
Date: 23 Sep 11 - 10:36 PM

This Scan Testers "Man in the Moon" tune here
The best version I could find quickly.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man in the Moon
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 24 Sep 11 - 12:49 PM

The ABC I posted above is said to be Scan's

L in C#

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man in the Moon
From: Mo the caller
Date: 24 Sep 11 - 02:55 PM

That's the one, John.
I don't think the Andy Stewart words would fit.