The nightingales are singing in the valley
The stars, they shine like jewels in the sky
A maiden by her garden gate is waiting
And dreams about a love that never dies
The fading sun has taken summer from us
But when the fields are ripe with golden grain
Then I'll come back and keep my loving promise
And you and I will never part again
When the harvest moon is shining on the river
And the merry harvest songs again we hear
And as sweethearts we will roam
Down a path that leads to home
When the harvest moon is shining Molly dear
It's autumn now down in the peaceful valley
The paths are strewn with leaves of red and gold
And someone waits for somebody's returning
And dreams about a love they had before
Beneath the oceans dashing foam he's sleeping
But when the golden twilight grows in grey
A maiden by her garden gate's still waiting
For the one that promised he'd come back some day
When the harvest moon is shining on the river
And the merry harvest songs again we hear
And as sweethearts we will roam
Down a path that leads to home
When the harvest moon is shining Molly dear
When the harvest moon is shining on the river
And the merry harvest songs again we hear
Then as sweethearts we will roam
Down a path that leads to home
When the harvest moon is shining Molly dear
