Moonlight shining over Dixie To my heart will ever bring Dreams of snowy fields of cotton Everywhere the darkies sing In the evening by the moonlight In dear old Tennessee And the evening bells were ringing Across the hills so tenderly Moonlight makes me sigh for you, dear Makes me long to hold your hand I know I'm missing hugs and kisses Far away from Dixieland In the evening by the moonlight In dear old Tennessee And the evening bells are ringing Across the hills so tenderly My darling, come, come I am waiting Come, let me hold you very near We'll build a bower among the flowers Growing down in Dixieland In the evening by the moonlight In dear old Tennessee And the evening bells were ringing Across the hills so tenderly