Am I dreaming or is there a song that contains the following words:
Don't the moon look pretty from a country lane" and thats all I can
remember.Would like the title and name of composer if there is such a song.

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Request for Question Clarification by hammer-ga on 10 Nov 2002 09:31 PST

Do you mean Don?t the Moon Look Pretty (on a Country Road) by Leroy Stuff Smith?
There is a little bit of information at: 
http://www.abar.net/
If this is the correct song, please let me know and I will post this as an answer.

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Request for Question Clarification by hammer-ga on 10 Nov 2002 09:32 PST

Hmmm. Something odd happened. The song title should be:
Don't the Moon Look Pretty (on a Country Road)

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Clarification of Question by honey1-ga on 10 Nov 2002 20:42 PST

It could be but the artist name does not sound right, feel sure if it
was Smith I would have remembered as that is pretty common.Seem like
it was something like hose__ or horse?? or???? Do you know all  the
lyrics to Don't the moon look Pretty the one you are referring to? 
Does this help clarify anything for you?

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Clarification of Question by honey1-ga on 11 Nov 2002 08:35 PST

Sounds good if you have the sheet music.Will you be posting a verse or
two of the lyrics so I can get this silly don't the moon look pretty
from a country lane line out of my head? I probably never did know who
wrote it then just heard whoever recorded it.  Will still look for who
did singit. Thanks and congratulations.

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Clarification of Question by honey1-ga on 14 Nov 2002 06:37 PST

Thanks for information on ebay  Found and have my bid in.

The closest I could find is:
Artist Cowboy Junkies 
Album Whites off Earth Now!! 
Song Shining Moon 

"Don't the moon look pretty shining down through the trees..."
http://www.reallyrics.com/lyrics/C002700010001.asp.

I think this video has someone standing on a country lane.
LR

No that one is not what I'm looking for.  I have the lyrics to Shining
Moon and it does start don't the moon look pretty Shining down through
the trees. Feel real sure there is a song with don't the moon look
pretty from a country Lane.Thanks for you comment always glad to know
these request are being read.

I have a copy of the published sheet music of Don't the Moon Look
Pretty (On a Country Road). It is definitely by Stuff Smith but he
himself did not record it. Therefore Smith's song may have been
recorded by someone else, in whicxh case I would be grateful to know
by whom. Anthony at http://www.abar.net

Here are the lyrics; music & lyric by Leroy (Stuff) Smith publ. BMI
1940. Actually violinist Smith did record the music, but not the
lyric, doodling at the piano privately in the 1960s. Is this the song
you remember?

Moons may come, Moons may go, But here's one thing I'll always know:

Don't the moon look pretty on a country road, He's so big, so yellow
'n bright; Oh, the moon looks peretty on a country road, Gee, I'm glad
we're with him tonight.

Can't you see he's tellin' you I love you so, And of course, you know
that he's right: He's a wise old fellow to the world below: Don't the
moon look pretty tonight.

You can have a lillion stars that shine above us, There are more than
I could ever get to know; But give me the country who's learnt to love
us, 'Cause he'll follow us most ev'ry place we go.

Don't the moon look pretty on a country road, He's so fine, so mellow
'n bright; Tho' he's way up high, he's such a grand old guy: Don't the
moon look pretty tonight. (repeat)

A great big THANK YOU. Yes this is the one and I may have found a cd
with it on It is a Virginia Tradetions: Western Piedmont Blues Album
but the artist is Clayton Horsley and if like you say it came out in
1940  I was only 10 years old and probably didn;t even care who wrote,
published or sang it. Just thought it beautiful and a drive in the
country recently with a big ol moon glowing broughtit to mind.  Thanks
a million for the great help. I  was on computer till 1 am last night
searching on all kinds of music sites.THANK YOU

a copy of the sheet music is currently at auction on ebay

Thanks for information on ebay  Found and have my bid in.

would you kindly let me know by direct email to me via my website
http://www.abar.net if you can confirm that Clayton Horsley does
indeed sing this song - thanks anthony