[Intro]
    


[Verse 1]

Blue and lones

ome
            
Lonesome and s

ad
             
Longin' for th

   
at southland
            
And the best t

            
imes I have ha

d


[Chorus]
             
Oh when I see 

             
that Southern 


moon
             
I want to croo

           
n a lonely tun

e
          
I want to meet

 my sweetheart

 down in the l

ane

Hear those fel

lows' lonely r

efrain
             
Oh Southern mo

              
on, shine down

  
 again


[Interlude]
    


[Verse 2]

Steamboat movi

n' down the ri

ver
             
Stop and wait 

    
for me
             
I will help yo

            
u load your ca

rgo
            
If you ride me

 
 free


[Chorus]
             
Oh when I see 

             
that Southern 


moon
             
I want to croo

           
n a lonely tun

e
          
I want to meet

 my sweetheart

 down in the l

ane

Hear those fel

lows' lonely r

efrain
             
Oh Southern mo

              
on, shine down

  
 again


[Interlude]
    


[Verse 3]

There I was ha

ppy
             
Nothing worrie

  
d me
             
Southern moon 

    
was shining
            
Shining down o

  
n me


[Chorus]
             
Oh when I see 

             
that Southern 


moon
             
I want to croo

           
n a lonely tun

e
          
I want to meet

 my sweetheart

 down in the l

ane

Hear those fel

lows' lonely r

efrain
             
Oh Southern mo

              
on, shine down

  
 again


[Outro]