There Is Somebody Waiting for Me

DESCRIPTION: "Oh the moon shines bright and the stars they give light And the evening invites (you/me) to (stay/stray)." The singer describes (her)self as a bird in a cage, but happily announces "There is somebody waiting... There is somebody waiting for me."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1941 (Randolph)
KEYWORDS: love nonballad
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Randolph 741, "There Is Somebody Waiting for Me" (2 texts)
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 724, "The Stars Shine Bright" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #7394
NOTES [30 words]: The first line of this, of course, is from the "Bellman's Song." Don't ask me where the rest of the song went. - RBW
I don't know where it went, but someone is waiting for it. - PJS
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File: R741

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