724. The Stars Shine Bright
'The Stars Shine Bright.' Sung by Mrs. Ewart Wilson, Pensacola, Yancey county, 1929. For additional version with similar stanza and almost identical chorus cf. OFS iv 216-17.
F-623
The stars shine bright
And the moon gives her light.
And the eve - ning in - vites me to stay.
In vain do I sigh for the bride-groom I've lost.
For I'm here and I can't a - way.
Oh, there's some - bod - y wait - ing, wait - ing,
Some - bod - y wait - ing, wait - ing,
Some - bod - y wait - ing for me,
Oh, there's some - bod - y wait - ing, wait - ing.
Some - bod - y wait - ing, wait - ing.
Some - bod - y wait - ing for me.
Scale: Hexatonic (4), plagal. Tonal Center: f. Structure: abab1ab2ab1 (2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2) = aa1a2a3 (4,4,4,4).