KEEP SWEEPING THE COBWEBS OFF THE MOON

(Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Oscar Levant)


Ciro’s Club Dance Band, Dir. Debroy Somers
V. Raymond Newell
Recorded August 1928

Also recorded by:
Ted Lewis Band, V. Ruth Etting, 
Vince Giordano, V. Barbara Rosene
Earl Randolph’s Orchestra, V. Sam Lanin
Benny Goodman Orchestra, V. Lee Morse
Victoria Williams
Fred Waring………
……..and others.



Change all of your grey skies
Turn them into gay skies
And keep sweeping the cobwebs off the moon
What good is your pining
Find your silver lining
And keep sweeping the cobwebs off the moon
You’ll make the clouds hurry away
Humming a lovely love song
Some, some lucky day somebody may come along
Shake all of your sorrow
Take care of tomorrow
And keep sweeping the cobwebs off the moon

Transcribed from John Wright’s 78 RPM Record Collection


As recorded by Ruth Etting

Come on children and gather round
I got a lot to tell
Because the clouds are grumbling
Don’t think the world is crumbling
No need to worry, and lose that frown
You’ll soon be feeling well
A little home philosophy
Will help you break that spell

Change all of your grey skies
Turn them into gay skies
And keep sweeping the cobwebs off the moon
What good is your pining
Find your silver lining
And keep sweeping the cobwebs off the moon
You’ll make the clouds hurry away
Humming a lovely love song
Some, some lucky day somebody may come along
Shake all of your sorrow
Take care of tomorrow
And keep sweeping the cobwebs off the moon.







(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - July 2013)