Once upon a time, before I took up smiling I hated the moonlight Shadows of the night like the poorest find beguiling Seems flat as the moonlight With no one to stay up for I went to sleep at ten And life was a bitter cup For the saddest of all men Blue moon You saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own Blue moon You knew just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for Someone I really could care for And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my arms will ever hold I heard somebody whisper "Please adore me" And when I looked the moon had turned to gold Blue moon Now I'm no longer alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own Blue moon