In the Evening by the Moonlight, Dear Louise

A love ballad from 1906
Words by Andrew B. Sterling
Music by Harry Von Tilzer

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:

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Lyrics

1. When the summer day is dying, dear Louise
   And the moon is shining far above
   Then my heart for you is sighing, dear Louise
   For I long to see the face I love
   In the valley where the sweet magnilia grows
   Where the dear old Swanee river softly flows
   Meet me when the nightingale sings in the trees
   In the evening by the moonlight, dear Louise

Chorus
Dear Louise, I’m waiting in the moonlight
Dear Louise, beneath the same old trees
Come to me my heart is pining
Meet me when the stars are shining
In the evening by the moonlight, dear Louise

2. Thro’ the cotton fields we’ll wander, dear Louise
   Past the old plantation, hand in hand
   While the darkies over yonder, dear Louise
   Softly sing sweet songs of Dixieland
   I will whisper once again the story sweet
   How you’ll tremble when I kneel there at your feet
   I will take you in my arms beneath the trees
   In the evening by the moonlight, dear Louise

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