Come and tell me singing buddies, tell me why we hurry so, Rush together to the meadow, where the sunset's all aglow, We delight as darkness gathers, gettin' ready quick and soon, We delight to come together by the rising of the moon. By the rising of the moon, By the rising of the moon, We delight to come together By the rising of the moon As the sky it slowly darkens, fades from rose-blue canopy, We'll await the growing stillness where the gath'rin' is to be, At the old spot by the river right well known we love to croon, The stars begin to twinkle as we all await the moon. As we all await the moon, As we all await the moon The stars begin to twinkle As we all await the moon We may hear crickets chirpin', whip-poor- -wills b'yond the field, As the planets, heavens glisten in a beauty that's so real, All inspired, hearts are fired by the mem'ries of each tune, We'll be out there gladly singing for the rising of the moon. For the rising of the moon, For the rising of the moon… We'll be out there gladly singing For the rising of the moon There beside that singing river that dark mass of us are seen, Some may think it queer that we'd appear off our beloved green, Montague was made for music, every day two hours past noon, And hurrah, we'll join in singing at the rising of the moon! At the rising of the moon, At the rising of the moon And hurrah, we'll join in singing At the rising of the moon!
recording: The Dubliners "The Rising of the Moon" [YouTube]