The Moon Shines Bright

X:1
T:The Moon Shines Bright
B:Broadwood, Lucy, 1893, English County Songs, Leadenhall Press, London
S:Mrs Marshall, King's Langley
Z:Lucy Broadwood
M:4/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:D
A2 |A3 A F3 F |G2 GF E2 E2 |F F2 G A2 d2 | A6
w:The moon shines bright, the stars give a light, A lit-tle be-fore 'tis day,
 A2 |A2 G2 F2 EE |DD D2 d2 c2 |A2 AG F2 E2 | D6  |]
w:Our heav'-nly Fa-ther he call-ed to us And bid us to wake and pray.
W:The moon shines bright, the stars gave a light,
W:A little before 'tis day,
W:Our heavenly Father he call-ed to us
W:And bid us wake and pray.
W:
W:Awake, awake, oh pretty, pretty maid,
W:Out of your drowsy dream,
W:And step into your dairy below
W:And fetch me a bowl of cream;
W:
W:If not a bowl of your sweet cream
W:A mug of your brown beer,
W:For the Lord knows when we shall meet again
W:To be maying another year.
W:
W:So dear, so dear Christ lov-ed us
W:And for our sins was slain,
W:He bids us leave off our wicked, wicked ways
W:And turn to the Lord again.
W:
W:Turn to the Lord and our sweet God,
W:O turn to him with praise,
W:For when we are dead and in our graves
W:We are nothing but dust and clay.
W:
W:I have been rambling all this night
W:And the best part of this day,
W:And now return-ed back again,
W:And have brought you a branch of may.
W:
W:A branch of may I have brought you
W:And at your door it stands,
W:It is but a sprout, but well budded out
W:By the work of our Lord's hand.
W:
W:My song is done and I must be gone,
W:No longer can I stay,
W:So it's God bless you all, both great and small
W:And send you a joyful May.
W:

Visitors to this tune page also viewed:

Fy gar rub her o'er with Strae

Peg Huglestones Hornpipe

The Green Forest