Lyr Req: By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Subject: Lyric request: By the light of the silvery moon
From:
Date: 27 Dec 96 - 02:15 PM

An old song my Daddy use to sing, By the Light of the Silvery Moon. If you know the lyrics I would apperciate your help.

Subject: Lyr Add: BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON
From: Ralph Butts
Date: 27 Dec 96 - 02:37 PM

I have only a bit, but it's a start.
You've probably got this much, too.

Ralph (Tiger) Butts

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BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON
Words by Edward Madden
Music by Gus Edwards
Introduced in Gus' vaudeville sketch in 1909

CHORUS: By the light of the silvery moon,
I want to spoon,
To my honey I'll croon love's tune.
Honeymoon,
Keep a-shining in June;
Your silv'ry beams will bring love dreams,
We'll be cuddling soon,
By the silvery moon.

Subject: RE: Lyric request: By the light of the silvery mo
From: Coralena
Date: 27 Dec 96 - 03:17 PM

Thank you so much!

Subject: RE: Lyric request: By the light of the silvery mo
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 27 Dec 96 - 07:39 PM

Hi- That's all I ever heard of it; odds are, though, that there's a verse that goes with it. Or two.

Subject: RE: Lyric request: By the light of the silvery mo
From:
Date: 05 Jan 97 - 02:25 AM

My one true love, Julie Andrews, has a great recording of this song on her "A Little Bit of Broadway" CD, Columbia CK 44375. It has an interesting introduction, which is also printed in "Rise Up Singing":

VERSE 1: Place: Park. Scene: Dark.
Silv'ry moon is shining through the trees.
Cast: two - me, you
Sound of kisses floating on the breeze
Act One begun: Dialog - "Where would you like to spoon?"
My cue with you: "Underneath the silv'ry moon"

Words are by Edward Madden
Music by Gus Edwards

Subject: RE: Lyric request: By the light of the silvery mo
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 Jan 97 - 03:25 AM

Wait! There's another verse. After Julie Andrews does what I imagine is an incredibly sexy soft shoe routine, she sings the second verse:

VERSE 2: Act two, scene new
Roses blooming all around the place.
Cast three, you, me, preacher with a solemn-looking face.
Choir sings, bell rings,
Preacher, "You are wed forevermore."
Act two, all through, ev'ry night the same encore.
By the light....

Subject: RE: Lyric request: By the light of the silvery mo
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 07 Jan 97 - 09:04 PM

Hi- That's more like it. thanx!

Subject: Chord Req: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
From: GUEST,fiddler 434
Date: 13 Dec 07 - 12:12 PM

Can a guitar player out there tell me the cords in the key of G to "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"?    I would really appreciate it,

Subject: RE: Chord Req: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
From: Shaneo
Date: 13 Dec 07 - 12:36 PM

C=G D7=A7   G7=D7   Am=Em Dm=Am
______________________________________Thats the best I can offer

By the [C]light of the Silvery [D7]Moon
I want to [G7]spoon.
To my honey I'll [C]croon [C#dim]love's [G7]tune.
Honey [C]moon, keep a shining in [F]Ju-[A7]-u-[Dm]-une.
Your [A7]sil[Dm]v'ry [C]beams will [D7]bring love [C]dreams.
We'll be [Am]cuddling [E7]soo-[E7-5]-oo-[A7]-oon [D7]
By the [C]sil[G7]v'ry [C]moon.

Verse 2:

By the [C]light
Not the [Cdim]dark, but the [C]light,
Of the Silvery [D7]Moon
Not the [Ddim]sun, but the [D7]moon
I want to [G7]spoon.
Not [C#dim]knife, but [G7]spoon
To my honey I'll [C]croon [C#dim]love's [G7]tune.
Honey [C]moon,
Not the [Cdim]sun, but the [C]moon
Keep a-shining in [F]Ju-[A7]-u-[Dm]-une.
Your [A7]sil[Dm]v'ry [C]beams will [D7]bring love [C]dreams.
We'll be [Am]cuddling [E7]soo-[E7-5]-oo-[A7]-oon [D7]
By the [C]sil[G7]v'ry [C]moon.

Subject: ADD: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
From: masato sakurai
Date: 13 Dec 07 - 11:42 PM

Sheet music is at the Levy collection.

Title: By the Light of the Silvery Moon. Song.
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger: by Edward Madden and Gus Edwards.
Publication: New York : Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Date: 1909

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BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON
(words by Ed Madden, music by Gus Edwards)

VERSE 1:
Place park, scene dark.
Silv'ry moon is shining through the trees;
Cast two, me, you
Sound of kisses floating on the breeze.
Act one, begun,
Dialog, "Where would you like to spoon?"
My cue, with you:
Underneath the silv'ry moon.

CHORUS:
By the light of the silvery moon,
I want to spoon,
To my honey I'll croon love's tune,
Honeymoon, keep a-shining in June;
Your silv'ry beams will bring love dreams,
We'll be cuddling soon,
By the silvery moon.

VERSE 2:
Act two, scene new,
Roses blooming all around the place;
Cast three, you, me,
Preacher with a solemn-looking face.
Choir sings, bell rings,
Preacher: "You are wed forevermore."
Act two, all through,
Ev'ry night the same encore.
By the light....

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Apr 17 - 10:01 PM

Does anyone have chords for the verses of this song? In any key - I can transpose them.
The verse being, "Place, park, scene dark..." etc.
Thank you.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 04 Apr 17 - 08:40 PM

Cor, this takes me back! My dad had a 78 with this on it when I was knee-high to a grasshopper. He didn't have many, so I heard this quite a lot. It was a bloke singing, possibly Al Jolson. Is that possible? I can still sing the chorus!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
From: jojofolkagogo
Date: 06 Apr 17 - 04:36 PM

You can definitely hear this on U tube, and the intro :place Park   scene Dark was Sopken, not sung
Go utube it
Jo Jo

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 06 Apr 17 - 06:37 PM

Doris Day and Gordon MacRae

https://youtu.be/td7lCCO9aaQ