Lyrics to Moon Tunes Popular Moon Songs

Musicians and Songwriters have invoked the Moon's charms for ages on end, from Gregorian chants to folk songs, medieval ballads and carols to the twentieth century compositions of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Eric Clapton. Apart from romance, the Moon is one of the most sung about themes. The Moon's symbology blazes on in the Moon songs this century, from the chaste and heavenly romantic themes of the earlier part of the century to the hauntings sung from the darker side of the Moon, in such later period songs as Pink Floyd's, "Eclipse," from their "Dark Side of the Moon" album.


Need sheet music?

Buy it online today!

The oldest recorded Moon song of this century and the most popularized of all Moon songs is "Shine On Harvest Moon," written in 1903 by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. (The original sheet music of this song is owned by Paul McCartney today.) You can hear a TrueSpeech rendition of Oliver Hardy singing his version of "Shine on Harvest Moon" by clicking on the cello below. To hear the music you will need to have the True Speech player installed on your system.

Click here to listen
to Oliver Hardy

Need the player?
Click here!

Shine On Harvest Moon

by, Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth

Shine on, shine on harvest moon
Up in the sky,
I ain't had no lovin'
Since January, February, June or July
Snow time ain't no time to stay
Outdoors and spoon,
So shine on, shine on harvest moon,
For me and my gal.

Top Ten Lunar Tunes For This Century:
Song Title Written by Year

Shine on Harvest Moon

 Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth 1903
Blue Moon of Kentucky Bill Monroe 1947
Blue Moon- Jazz Ballad, Written by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart. 1934
The Moon is Down Gentle Giant 1971
Casablanca Moon Slapp Happy 1974
Moon at My Window Joni Mitchell 1982
Yellow Moon Neville Brothers 1989
Kiko and the Lavender Moon Los Lobos 1992
Man on the Moon R.E.M. 1992
It's Only a Paper Moon Arlen, Harburg and Rose 1934

Enjoy the MIDI music currently playing!


Looking for
Lyrics to Moon Tunes


Listen to Over
100 Popular Moon Songs

The Moon in the Arts | Whole Moon Home Page

© 1996-2008 Cheryl Robertson at Moonlight Systems
All Rights Reserved
Click here for Copyright information
A member of

If you like what you see drop me some mail!