Each night I sit beside the campfire dreaming
In England, oh, so far across the sea
And as I watch the embers softly gleaming
I always picture in my memory
CHORUS
Moonlight on the River Colorado
How I wish that I were there with you
As I sit and pine, each lonely shadow
Takes me back to days that we once knew
We were to wed at harvest time, you said
That's why I'm longing for you
When it's moonlight on the Colorado
I wonder if you're waiting for me too
Sweetheart do you recall the night we parted
Beneath the moonlight on that river shore
Each time I see the moon I'm broken-hearted
And longing to be home with you once more
CHORUS
We were to wed at harvest time, you said
That's why I'm longing for you
When it's moonlight on the Colorado
I wonder if you're waiting for me too
I wonder if you're waiting for me too
