From the 1922 musical comedy “Rose Briar”.
Words by Booth Tarkington.
Music by Jerome Kern.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Once, on a night of silver
I said goodby to a friend
And he seemed to trouble a little
For he asked if that was the end
So I said, “Come away from the moonlight
The moon is for lovers, you know
The moon and love and jasmine blooms
Are things that come and go
Chorus
Ah, love and the moon are traitors, they say
But the heart of a friend never quite goes away
Ah, yes, love and the moon both come to an end
But I’ll always be somewhere for ever, your friend”
Sung here by Fred Feild: