by Alfred Bryant (1871 - 1958)

There's a Ring Around the Moon
Language: English 
Come, Lady June, let us spoon,
There's a ring around the moon, dear,
Mister Peek-a-boo moon, dear,
And he is winking, blinking,
Let us linger longer lou.
He's not the one, only one
Has a ring around him, Baby,
It reminds me that, maybe,
I've a golden ring for you.

Moon casts a spell, so they tell,
When two lovers are a dreaming,
Mister Moon man's a scheming;
Look, he is spying, prying,
In and out, around about,
Maybe he thinks as he blinks,
I'm forgetting something, Baby,
He's reminding me, maybe,
I've a golden ring for you.

Chorus
My Lady June, dear, my heart is all in tune, dear,
There's a ring around the moon, dear,
And it means that Mister Coon, Lady June,
Neath the moon have a wedding soon,
Then I will put a ring around you,
You'll be happy that I found you
with a ring around the moon.
My Lady moon.

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