A popular song from 1919
Words by Mabel Elizabeth Girling
Music by Percy Wenrich
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Where the waters kiss the silent shore
There’s a little spot I adore
When the evening shadows fall
And the night winds call
In a nook just underneath the trees
Where old nature sends a gentle breeze
I will build a campfire, dear
Just to cheer while you’re near
Refrain:
Come where the campfire is gleaming
Come where the fireflies are beaming
Down where the river is streaming by
There I’ll be waiting for you
Waiting where the flames are glowing
To tell you I adore you
Underneath the clear moonlight so bright
Come where my banjo is ringing
Where summer breezes are singing
Down where the night owl is winging, too
I hear him calling you
Yes, the owl is calling you
Oh, my honey, come by the campfire
Come by the campfire bright
2. I can see the moonlight on your hair
Darting flames are flitting here and there
Lighting up your beauty rare
In the firelight’s glare
That is where I long to be with you
Long to hear you tell me you’ll be true
There beneath the summer skies
Magic lies in your eyes