STOP THE SUN, STOP THE MOON
(Hartwell "Harty" Cook / W Mercer Cook / J Russell Robinson)

as recorded by The Boswell Sisters
with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Conducted by Victor Young
February 24th 1932 New York


Stop the trains everywhere,
Stop all planes in the air,
Stop the night, stop the dawn,
Mm-mmm, my man's gone, mm-mmm!

Stop the river, river that rolls,
Stop the clouds that unfold,
I got pain in my soul,
Mm-mmm, my man's gone, mm-mmm!

Stop him or do away with me!

Stop the sun, stop the moon,
Or I'll go crazy soon!
Stop the band, stop this tune,
Mm-mmm, my man's gone, mm-mmm!

Agony, agony,
This suspense is killin' me!
Agony, agony,
How can I go on?

Happiness, happiness,
Never again for me again!
Deep despair everywhere,
Since my love has gone!

Stop the trains everywhere,
Stop all planes in the air,
Stop the night, stop the dawn,
My man's gone, mm-mmm!
(scat)
He's gone!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - February 2018)