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anyone know the WORDS TO OLDIES SONG MOONLIGHT COCKTAILS AND THE YEAR AND ARTIST?

SOME WORDS ARE....A COUPLE A JIGGERS OF MOONLIGHT ADD A STAR...POUR IN THE LIGHT OF JUNE NIGHT AND..............

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Words & Music by Kim Gannon & Lucky Roberts, 1941

    Recorded by Glenn Miller, 1942 (#1 for 8 weeks)

    Couple of jiggers of moonlight and add a star,

    Pour in the blue of a June night and one guitar,

    Mix in a couple of dreamers and there you are:

    Lovers hail the Moonlight Cocktail.

    Now add a couple of flowers, a drop of dew,

    Stir for a couple of hours 'til dreams come true.

    Add to the number of kisses, it's up to you.

    Moonlight Cocktail - need a few.

    Cool it in the summer breeze

    Serve it in the starlight underneath the trees.

    You'll discover tricks like these

    Are sure to make your Moonlight Cocktail please.

    Follow the simple directions and they will bring

    Life of another complexion where you'll be king.

    You will awake in the morning and start to sing

    Moonlight Cocktails are the thing.

    (2x)

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    1 decade ago

    Glenn Miller - Moonlight Cocktail

    #1 from week of February 28, 1942 to week of May 2, 1942

    (1938-1942)

    Couple of jiggers of moonlight and add a star,

    Pour in the blue of a June night and one guitar,

    Mix in a couple of dreamers and there you are:

    Lovers hail the Moonlight Cocktail.

    Now add a couple of flowers, a drop of dew,

    Stir for a couple of hours 'til dreams come true.

    Add to the number of kisses, it's up to you.

    Moonlight Cocktail - need a few.

    Cool it in the summer breeze

    Serve it in the starlight underneath the trees.

    You'll discover tricks like these

    Are sure to make your Moonlight Cocktail please.

    Follow the simple directions and they will bring

    Life of another complexion where you'll be king.

    You will awake in the morning and start to sing

    Moonlight Cocktails are the thing.

    (Instrumental interlude)

    Follow the simple directions and they will bring

    Life of another complexion where you'll be king.

    You will awake in the morning and start to sing

    Moonlight Cocktails are the thing.

  • 1 decade ago

    Moonlight Cocktails:

    Words & Music by: Kim Ganon & Lucky Roberts in 1941

    Recorded by: Glenn Miller in 1942 & was # 1 for 8 weeks

  • 1 decade ago

    A reasonable Doo Wop version by 'The Rivieras' in 1959

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