When It's Moonlight on the Prairie

"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: 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

"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: 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!