Twilight On The Trail

Music by Louis Alter and Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell, 1936

Information    from the 1936 Paramount film "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"

Albums    Swing Low

Lyrics

When it's twilight on the trail,
And I jog along, 
The world is like a dream 
And the ripple of the stream is my song . . .
 
When it's twilight on the trail,
And I rest once more, 
My ceiling is the sky 
And the grass on which I lie is my floor . . .
 
Never ever have a nickel in my jeans,
Never ever have a debt to pay, 
Still I understand what real contentment means, 
Guess I was born that way . . .
 
When it's twilight on the trail,
And my voice is still, 
Please plant this heart of mine 
Underneath the lonesome pine on the hill . . .