(THERE OUGHT TO BE A) MOONLIGHT SAVING TIME
(Music: Harry Richman / Lyrics: Irving Kahal)


Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (vocal: Carmen Lombardo) - 1931
Hal Kemp & His Orch. (vocal: Skinnay Ennis) - 1931
The High Hatters (vocal: Frank Luther) - 1931
Ruth Etting - 1931
Annette Hanshaw - 1931
Chick Bullock - 1931
Maurice Chevalier - 1931
Red Russell's Rhythm - 1931
Dick Robertson & His Orch. - 1931
Justin Ring's Majestic Dance Orch. (vocal: Scrappy Lambert) - 1931
Adrian Schubert & His Orch. (vocal: Smith Ballew) - 1931
Buddy Campbell & His Orch. - 1931
Les Reis & Artie Dunn - 1931
Jay Wilbur's Hottentots - 1931
Ambrose & His Mayfair Hotel Orch. (vocal: Sam Browne) - 1931
Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orch. (vocal: Billy Scott-Coomber) - 1931
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (vocal: Don Rodney) - 1950
Ray Anthony & His Orch. (vocals: Marcie Miller & The Skyliners) - 1952
Leonard Feather's Swingin' Swedes - 1952
Blossom Dearie - 1958
Diana Panton - 2007

Also recorded by:
Carlton Dance Orch.; Tampa Blue Orch.;
Jackie Gleason & His Orch.....and others.




As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW, May 9th 1931:

Birdies fly with new ambition
Spring is in their song
Soon you'll find yourself a-wishin'
Days were not so long
If my thought is not difined
Listen while I speak my mind

There oughta be a moonlight saving time
So I could love that boy o' mine
Until the birdies wake and chime 'good morning'

Their oughta be a law in clover time
To keep that moon out overtime
To keep each lover's lane in rhyme till dawning

You'd better hury up, hurry up
Hurry up, get busy today
You'd better croon a tune, croon a tune
To the man up in the Moon
And here's what I'd say

There oughta be a moonlight saving time
So I could love that boy of mine
Until the birdies wake and chime 'good morning'

In January the nights are very long
But that's alright
In happy June comes the honeymoon time
Days are longer than the nights

In lovetime season, the Moon's the reason
For every cuddle and kiss
When days are longer, the nights are shorter
Somethin' should be done about this

(Instrumental Break)

Oh, there oughta be a moonlight saving time
To make the morning glories climb
An hour later on the vine each morning

You sorta need a Moon to bill and coo
An old back porch, a birch canoe
A parlour lamp in June won't do, I'm warning

I've heard the farmer say I'll make hay
While the Sun is shining above
But when the day is done, night's begun
You can ask the farmer's son, it's time to make love

There oughta be a moonlight saving time
So I could love that boy of mine
Until the birdies wake and chime 'good morning'

That's all!



(Contributed by =Aemoggs= - March 2008)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - November 2013)