TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL
words by Sidney Mitchell
music by Sidney Mitchell and Louis Alter
published in 1935

When it's twilight on the trail,
And I jog along,
The world is like a dream
And the ripple of the stream is my song . . .

When it's twilight on the trail,
And I rest once more,
My ceiling is the sky
And the grass on which I lie is my floor . . .

[bridge]
Never ever have a nickel in my jeans,
Never ever have a debt to pay,
Still I understand what real contentment means,
Guess I was born that way . . .

When it's twilight on the trail,
And my voice is still,
Please plant this heart of mine
Underneath the lonesome pine on the hill . . .

When it's twilight on the trail . . .

~ from the 1936 Paramount film "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
Music by Louis Alter and lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell, 1936


lyrics from http://www.metrolyrics.com/twilight-on-the-trail-lyrics-perry-como.html ]
The lyrics are accurate - I compared them with the Nat "King" Cole recording and several others. Also recorded by Bing Crosby, Sons of the Pioneers, Sam Cooke, and a host of others.

sheet music for sale at http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0058425