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

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.