"Sugar Moon"
Single by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Recorded1947
GenreWestern swing
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Wills, Cindy Walker

"Sugar Moon" is a Western swing love song written by Bob Wills and Cindy Walker.[1]

The song was first recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys in 1947 (Columbia 37313), where it reached number one, staying on the charts six weeks.[2]

Lyrics

The title comes from a refrain in the chorus:

When it's sugarcane time,
Long around about June,
I'll be walkin' with sugar
'Neath that old sugar moon.

Cover versions

It has been covered by other artists including:

Citations

  1. "Sugar Moon lyrics chords | Bob Wills".
  2. Whitburn (2006), p. 392.

References

  • Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8230-8291-1


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