AND THE MOON GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER
From the film "Man Without A Star" (1955)
(Music: Lou Singer / Lyrics: Jimmy Kennedy)


Kirk Douglas (Film Soundtrack) - 1955



I was under a prairie moon
Whistlin' a lonesome tune
When my rovin' eye came to sight her
And my heart growed lighter and lighter
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

When I told her that she was swell
She said, "You're swell as well"
I just don't know who was politer
Then my arms just seemed to invite her
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

Yo-dah-lo-dee-oh-eee-oh
Yo-dah-lay-dee-ay-dee-ay
So I rounded up some kisses to delight her
And she roped me tighter and tighter
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

Talked about her eyes of blue
Talked about a preacher too
'Twas the preacher talk that seemed to dynamite me
She said she could tie the knot and tie it tightly
And the Moon grew brightly and brightly
And brightly
And brightly


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As recorded for record release by
KIRK DOUGLAS with The Mellomen:

I was under a prairie moon
Whistlin' a lonesome tune
When my rovin' eye came to sight her
And my heart growed lighter and lighter
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

When I told her that she was swell
She said, "You're swell as well"
I just don't know who was politer
Then my arms just seemed to invite her
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

(Ee-da-lie-dee-loh-dee-oh)
(Eee-da-lie-dee-ay-dee-ay)
So I rounded up some kisses to delight her
And she roped me tighter and tighter
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

(Talked about her eyes of blue)
(Talked about a preacher too)
'Twas the preacher talk that seemed to dynamite her
She said he could tie the knot that can't be tighter
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

(Whistling)

And my heart growed lighter and lighter
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

(Whistling)

And my arms just seemed to invite her
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

(Ee-da-lie-dee-loh-dee-loh)
(Eee-da-lie-dee-ay-dee-ay)
So I rounded up some kisses to delight her
And she roped me tighter and tighter
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter

Talked about her eyes of blue
Talked about a preacher too
('Twas the preacher talk that seemed to dynamite her)
She said he could tie the knot that can't be tighter
And the Moon grew brighter and brighter
And brighter
And brighter






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2012)