Lyrics:

In late September I drove across the prairies
The mountains behind me and the ocean beyond
This country's a coal mine and I'm a canary
Turn out the headlights and the radio on

I remember the words I forget the tune
The light of the moon, the light of the moon
Under the stars you stagger and swoon
The light of the moon, the light of the moon

Sunrise, oh sunrise will you wait for me?
Don't come too soon through night's deep abyss
Flirt with the waitress in Sault Ste Marie
Hear music and voices through static and hiss

I remember the words I forget the tune
The light of the moon, the light of the moon
Under the stars you stagger and swoon
The light of the moon, the light of the moon
The light of the moon, the light of the moon
Light of the moon, light of the moon