Sugar Moon

Not to be confused with Moon sugar.
For the meaning behind this song's name, see Maple syrup#History and Full moon#Full moon names.
"Sugar Moon"
Song by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Form Western swing
Writer Bob Wills/Cindy Walker
Language English
Recorded by (many, many other artists)

"Sugar Moon" is a Western swing love song written by Bob Wills and Cindy Walker. The title comes from a refrain in the chorus:

When it's sugarcane time,
Long around about June,
I'll be walkin' with sugar
'Neath that old sugar moon.

First recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys in 1947 (Columbia 37313), it reached #1 staying on the charts six weeks.[1]

It has been covered by Willie Nelson, k.d. lang (1988), Asleep at the Wheel, and other artists.

The 1958 Pat Boone song "Sugar Moon" is a different song by songwriter Danny Wolfe.

References

  1. Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p. 392.

Bibliography

Preceded by
"New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)" by Red Foley
Most Played Juke Box Folk Records
number one single by Bob Wills

June 7, 1947
Succeeded by
"It's a Sin" by Eddy Arnold


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