When It's Moonlight on the Prairie

"When It's Moonlight On The Prairie"
(There's A Parson Only Twenty Miles Away)
Cover, sheet music, 1908
Song
Published	1908
Composer(s)	Robert F. Roden
Lyricist(s)	S. R. Henry
Language	English

"When It's Moonlight On The Prairie" is a popular song published in 1908 with lyrics by Robert F. Roden and music by S.R. Henry. The lyrics tell of a cowboy eloping with his Mary. The chorus is:^[1]

When it's moonlight on the prairie, darling Mary,

I'll be waiting with the ponies, love for you;

There's a parson only twenty miles away, twenty miles away, twenty miles away;

When the knot is tied, then side by side we'll ride, dear,

To a pretty little home I've built for you;

I'll be waiting, waiting, waiting for you, Mary,

When it's moonlight on the prairie, Mary dear!'

"When It's Moonlight On The Prairie" has been recorded many times.

References

1. Roden, "When It's Moonlight On The Prairie" (Sheet music).

Bibliography

• Roden, Robert F. (w.); Henry, S.R. (m.). "When It's Moonlight On The Prairie" (Sheet music). New York: Jos. W. Stern & Co. (1908).

External links

• "When It's Moonlight On The Prairie", Byron G. Harlan (Edison Gold Moulded 9850, 1908)—Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project.