The Light Guitar

Come leave the glad and festive scene

The halls of dazzling light

And walk with me through forests green

Beneath the silent night

Then as we watch the lingering rays

That shine from every star

I’ll sing a song of brighter days

And strike the light guitar

The water o’er the lake looks clear

For there, the moonbeams play

My little boat is waiting there

To bear us far away

I’ll tell you tales of older years

Of hapless love and war

But should they make you shed a tear

I’ll strike the light guitar

Oh gentle song shall be our guide

To far and distant lands

And whether bliss or woe betide

This heart you shall command

And when the evening shades appear

We’ll roam beneath her star

And I’ll sing the songs you love to hear

I’ll strike the light guitar