>wens>read?in'>my~>light=>
=!'twas!=>the=>mid!st!>of>the>night!
~>just>mind?in>my>rhyme~>
=>thump!in!cad!>ence>!tyme->

->when!->a->moon~beam>!i!*spied*!
=>out>a>cor=ner>uh>my>*eye*!
=>nev=er=>felt>such>a>!sight!
=>!'twas=a=>moon=>!lit>!de=light!

!yes!=>i=>caught!you!=>moon=>!'beam-in'!
=>moon<=>beams<=>in<=>my<=>*!eyes!*<=
=>my!heart!star>ted>boom>in<
->'bout=>star=ted=>to=>cry<=

~>for~>i~>love~>to~>pause~>
~>in~>your~>pale~>moon~>light~>
->for->it=>!floods!=>~my~mind~<=
~>with~>`such`~>!sweet!~!de!~!lights!

~oh~oh~oh~`oh`~>^aoh~>oh~
~>i~>am~>just~>the~>^moon^~>rise~>
~oh~oh~oh~`oh`~>^aoh~>oh~
~>i~>am~>just~>the~>^moon^~>rise~>

->now->cot-tage->gates->
>catch>moon>lit>plates>
=>of=>golden=>tones=>
=>through=>moon=>beams=>shown=>

~>streams_un_fasten-ing->
_falls~`a`~`flut~>`ter`~ing~>
->by->those`O`cean~>`breez>es~>
~>that~>teas~es~>them>~`trees`~es~>

~>and~>tic`kles~>our~>`leav`~es~>
~>is~>sure~ly~>to~>`pleas`~es~>
~>!now!>!here!s->the=>wrap=>
=>so->!please>don!t>`sneez`~es!

=>with=>coun=ten=ance=>soo=>fly=>
~>`moon`~`beams`~>`dance`->`in`->`your`~>*eyes*~>
~>!now!~>!paloma!~>!rosetta!~>
~>?does~>it~>get~>an>y~>bet>ta?!!

=>?so=>may=>i=>ple=eze?=>
->?just~>have~>this->!chance?->
=>?and=>give=>to=>?me=>
!one!last!moon~dance!

+ love = david !