{"id":171,"date":"2021-05-10T02:05:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T02:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=171"},"modified":"2026-01-02T22:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:14:46","slug":"by-the-light-of-the-silvery-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/by-the-light-of-the-silvery-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"By the Light of the Silvery Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Edwards and Madden &#8211; Key of A<\/p>\n<input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea4d073060e9055893189' value='69ea4d073060e9055893189'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea4d073060e9055893189' value='Show More'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea4d073060e9055893189' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea4d073060e9055893189' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">Show More<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea4d073060e9055893189' ><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">By The Light of the Silvery Moon is a popular song. The music was written by Gus Edwards, and the lyrics by Edward Madden. The song was published in 1909 and first performed on stage by Lillian Lorraine in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1909.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Place park, scene dark,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Silv&#8217;ry moon is shining thro&#8217; the trees;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Cast two, me, you,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Sound of kisses floating on the breeze.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Act one, begun,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Dialogue, &#8220;Where would you like to spoon?&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>My cue, with you,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Underneath the silv&#8217;ry moon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>By the light of the silvery moon,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>I want to spoon,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>To my honey I&#8217;ll croon love&#8217;s tune,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Honeymoon keep a-shining in June,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Your silv&#8217;ry beams will bring love dreaams,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>We&#8217;ll be cuddling soon<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>By the silvery moon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Act two, scene new,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Roses blooming all around the place;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Cast three, you, me,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Preacher with a solemn looking face.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Choir sings, bell rings<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Preacher: &#8220;You are wed forevermore.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Act two, all through,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Ev&#8217;ry night the same encore.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>By the light of the silvery moon,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>I want to spoon,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>To my honey I&#8217;ll croon love&#8217;s tune,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Honeymoon keep a-shining in June,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Your silv&#8217;ry beams will bring love dreaams,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>We&#8217;ll be cuddling soon<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>By the silvery moon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>By the light of the silvery moon, I want to spoon to my honey, I&#8217;ll croon love&#8217;s tune.\u00a0 Honeymoon, keep a-shinin&#8217; in June.\u00a0 Your silvery beams will bring love&#8217;s dreams.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll be cuddlin&#8217; soon, by the silvery moon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>By the light, (not the dark but the light)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Of the silvery moon, (not the sun but the moon)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>I wanna spoon, (not a fork, but a spoon)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>To my honey, I&#8217;ll croon love&#8217;s tune<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Honeymoon, (honeymoon, honeymoon)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Keep a-shinin&#8217; in June<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Your silvery beams will bring love&#8217;s dreams<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>We&#8217;ll be cuddlin&#8217; soon, by the silvery moon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<\/p>\n<pre class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\">SONG  LISTED BELOW  IN VARIOUS KEYS\r\nHope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ...Garry Smythe\r\nPlease e mail any corrections to:-  g.smythe@sky.com\r\n==========================================================================\r\n \r\n \r\nBy The Light Of The Silvery Moon   Doris Day\r\n==========================================================================\r\n \r\nVERSE 1\r\n \r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>                           <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"A7\">A7<\/span>    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D7\">D7<\/span>\r\nBy the light of the silvery moon \r\n            <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G7\">G7<\/span>\r\nI want to spoon\r\n                  <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span>       <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G7\">G7<\/span>\r\nTo my honey I'll croon love's tune\r\n      <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>                        <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"A7\">A7<\/span>    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D7\">D7<\/span>\r\nHoney moon, keep a shinin' in June\r\n             <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>            <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>           <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>\r\nYour silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams\r\n          <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>       <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"A7\">A7<\/span>         <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D7\">D7<\/span>       <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G7\">G7<\/span>     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>\r\nWe'll be cuddlin' soon..... by  the silvery moon\r\n \r\nVERSE 2\r\n \r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>\r\nBy the light (not the dark but the light) \r\n                <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>            <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"A7\">A7<\/span>           <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D7\">D7<\/span>\r\nOf the silvery moon (not the sun but the moon)\r\n         <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G7\">G7<\/span>         <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Dm7\">Dm7<\/span>       <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G7\">G7<\/span>\r\nI wanna spoon (not croon but spoon)\r\n                  <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>       <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span>      <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G7\">G7<\/span>\r\nTo my honey I'll croon  love's  tune\r\n        <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>\r\nHoney - moon (honey moon, honey moon), \r\n                   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"A7\">A7<\/span>    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D7\">D7<\/span>\r\nKeep a shinin' in June\r\n             <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>           <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>            <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>\r\nYour silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams\r\n          <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>       <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"A7\">A7<\/span>    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D7\">D7<\/span>           <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G7\">G7<\/span>     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>\r\nWe'll be cuddlin' soon  By the    silvery moon \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\r\n \r\nVERSE 1\r\n \r\nD                           G     B7    E7\r\nBy the light of the silvery moon \r\n           A7\r\nI want to spoon\r\n                  D     B       A7\r\nTo my honey I'll croon love's tune\r\n      D                        G    B7    E7\r\nHoney moon, keep a shinin' in June\r\n             D            G           D\r\nYour silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams\r\n          D       B7         E7       A7     D\r\nWe'll be cuddlin' soon..... by  the silvery moon\r\n \r\nVERSE 2\r\n \r\nD\r\nBy the light (not the dark but the light) \r\n                G            B7           E7\r\nOf the silvery moon (not the sun but the moon)\r\n         A7         Em7       A7\r\nI wanna spoon (not croon but spoon)\r\n                  D       B      A7\r\nTo my honey I'll croon  love's  tune\r\n        D\r\nHoney - moon (honey moon, honey moon), \r\n                   G     B7    E7\r\nKeep a shinin' in June\r\n             D           G            D\r\nYour silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams\r\n          D       B7    E7           A7     D\r\nWe'll be cuddlin' soon  By the    silvery moon \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nVERSE 1\r\n \r\nF                           Bb    D7    G7\r\nBy the light of the silvery moon \r\n            C7\r\nI want to spoon\r\n                  F     D       C7\r\nTo my honey I'll croon love's tune\r\n      F                        Bb   D7    G7\r\nHoney moon, keep a shinin' in June\r\n             F            Bb          F\r\nYour silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams\r\n          F       D7         G7       C7     F\r\nWe'll be cuddlin' soon..... by  the silvery moon\r\n \r\nVERSE 2\r\n \r\nF\r\nBy the light (not the dark but the light) \r\n                Bb           D7           G7\r\nOf the silvery moon (not the sun but the moon)\r\n         C7         Gm7       C7\r\nI wanna spoon (not croon but spoon)\r\n                  F       D      C7\r\nTo my honey I'll croon  love's  tune\r\n        F\r\nHoney - moon (honey moon, honey moon), \r\n                   Bb    D7    G7\r\nKeep a shinin' in June\r\n             F           Bb           F\r\nYour silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams\r\n          F       D7    G7           C7     F\r\nWe'll be cuddlin' soon  By the    silvery moon \r\n \r\n \r\nXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\r\n \r\nVERSE 1\r\n \r\nG                           C     E7    A7\r\nBy the light of the silvery moon \r\n            D7\r\nI want to spoon\r\n                  G     E       D7\r\nTo my honey I'll croon love's tune\r\n      G                        C    E7    A7\r\nHoney moon, keep a shinin' in June\r\n             G            C           G\r\nYour silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams\r\n          G       E7         A7       D7     G\r\nWe'll be cuddlin' soon..... by  the silvery moon\r\n \r\nVERSE 2\r\n \r\nG\r\nBy the light (not the dark but the light) \r\n                C            E7           A7\r\nOf the silvery moon (not the sun but the moon)\r\n         D7         Am7       D7\r\nI wanna spoon (not croon but spoon)\r\n                  G       E      D7\r\nTo my honey I'll croon  love's  tune\r\n        G\r\nHoney - moon (honey moon, honey moon), \r\n                   C     E7    A7\r\nKeep a shinin' in June\r\n             G           C            G\r\nYour silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams\r\n          G       E7    A7           D7     G\r\nWe'll be cuddlin' soon  By the    silvery moon \r\n \r\n \r\nXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<\/pre>\n<div class=\"vxv2A\">X<\/div>\n<pre class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edwards and Madden &#8211; Key of A Place park, scene dark, Silv&#8217;ry moon is shining thro&#8217; the trees; Cast two, me, you, Sound of kisses floating on the breeze. Act one, begun, Dialogue, &#8220;Where would you like to spoon?&#8221; My cue, with you, Underneath the silv&#8217;ry moon. 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