(And I Was the Man in the Moon)
A popular song from 1926
Words and music by Billy Rose and Fred Fisher
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Many’s the time, I wander off alone
And watch the starry sky
The silver moon on high
Love is a thing that I have never known
Poor little lonesome me
Oh! gee, how happy I’d be
Chorus:
If all the stars were pretty babies
And I was the man in the moon
I would jump up and kiss every heavenly miss
And make love like a “son-uv-a-goon”
I’d never be lonely, for I’d be the only
Sweet daddy with whom they could spoon
If all the stars were pretty babies
And I was the man in the moon
Patter:
Every morning when the day is dawning
And the sun begins to rise
I’d start in shining up the silver lining
‘Way up in the skies
Up in Heaven when the clock strikes seven
I would send the stars all home
I’d wash the clouds and sweep the skies
And then go to bed alone
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: