Lyr. Add: OH! SILBER SHINING MOON

1
Last night when the moon was beaming,
I strolled wid my Lucy lub,
De flowers were sleeping around us,
An' de stars were shining above.
We walked along by the brook side,
Where I nebber wandered before,
An' we heard de waters gurgling
Dar notes by de pebbled shore.

Chorus:
Oh! silber shining moon,
Guide Ephram on his way,
An' soon you'll see, he'll married be,
Oh! what a happy day.

2
De night hawk had sung his song,
De owl sang in de tree,
De whippoorwills dey were waltzing,
Around my gal an' me.
I axed her if she would hab me,
A blush came o'er her cheek,
Her heart it palpitated,
But Lucy could not speak.

Chorus

3
I took her in my arms,
An' tried to make her speak,
De tears as pure as drops ob dew,
Roll'd down her sable cheek.
At length she whispered in my ear
An' said she would hab me soon,
I kiss'd away de dewy tears,
An' danced by de light ob de moon.

J. Andrews, NY, Printer of songs, etc.
American Memory; American Songs and Ballads.

I would not be surprised if this also is found as sheet music, perhaps without the dialect.

No relation to "Lucy Long," but a simple change from "Lucy Lub," and it appears in Randolph under the name "Lucy Long."