From the 1910 musical “Little Miss Fix-it”
words and music by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- When the moon is shining yellow
And a girlie with her fellow
Both are getting nice and mellow
In the bright moonlight
Then the light-man will discover
Sweethearts keeping under cover
Soon he hears that girl and lover
Say to him, “Put out that light”
Chorus
Turn off your light, Mister Moon-Man
Go and hide your face behind a cloud
Can’t you see that we want to spoon, Man
Two is company and three’s a crowd
I’ll take my lady to a shady place
Where I can hug my baby
And we’ll say to you, “Goodnight, goodnight”
We want to tease and squeeze, if you please
Mister Moon-Man turn off your light
- All you lads and little misses
Like to have your hugs and kisses
But remember half the bliss is
When it’s dark as it can be
If once more I start my pleading
Tell him darkness we are needing
In case my pleading he is heeding
You must do the same as we
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: