MOON SONG
Arthur James Johnston (m) Sam Coslow (l)  1932

Sam Browne

Also recorded by:

Louis Armstrong, Dan Barrett, Bill Berry, Benny Carter,
Peggy Cochrane, King Cole Trio, Nat King Cole,
Ray Conniff, Doris Day, Buddy DeFranco, 
Annette Hanshaw, Woody Herman, Art Kassel, 
Stan Kenton, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Marian McPartland,
Peter Mintun, Nancy Nelson, Annie Ross, Jimmy Rowles,
George Shearing, Frank Sinatra, Kate Smith, 
Art Tatum, Mel Tormé, Warren Vaché, Bernie Wallace,
Ben Webster, Richard Whiteman.


It came from nowhere the night that we met
Was like a melodious plea
Sweet moon song
That wasn’t meant for me

Why is it always reminding me of
A love dream that never could be
Sweet moon song
That wasn’t meant for me

It came gliding into my heart riding 
on a moon beam from above
Sorrow ended and the whole world blended
In a rhapsody of love; then

I heard her singing to somebody else
What I thought was my melody
Sweet moon song
That wasn’t meant for me





(Contributed by Bill Huntley - March 2007)

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as rec by Annette Hanshaw  Jan 25th 1933 New York


Once I tried to capture the rapture of the night,
Silly dreams I knew would disappear,
But it seems they lacked a souvenir;
One refrain eternally will haunt me, taunt me;

It came from nowhere the night that we met
'Twas like a melodious dream,
Sweet moon song that wasn’t meant for me.
Why is it always reminding me of
A love dream that never could be?
Sweet moon song that wasn’t meant for me.

It came gliding into my heart,
Riding on a moon beam from above.
Sorrow ended and the whole world blended
In a rhapsody of love.

Then I heard him singing to somebody else
What I thought was my melody;
Sweet moon song that wasn’t meant for me.

It rode on a moonbeam from above;
It was so beautiful, the night that we met,
Just a rhapsody of love!

Then I heard him singing to somebody else
What I thought was my melody;
Sweet moon song that wasn’t meant for me.



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - September 2011)