"We're Out Upon the Moonlit Wave" (18 Jun 1845)
Ballad
Written and Respectfully Dedicated to
MRS. BAILER,
and adapted to a Favorite Melody by
John Hill Hewitt, 1801-1890
[Arranged (18 Nov 1846) for the Guitar by Adolph Schmitz]

Baltimore, MD: George Willig, Jr.
Plate No. 1932
[Sources: 1845-401970@LoC; 1846-411000@LoC]

1.
We're out upon the moonlit wave,
  There's none but you and I, my love;
And who would not its dangers brave
  For one look in thine eye, my love?
The stars are winking in the sky,
  The wavelets drink their way;
Then gaze and smile and sigh, my love,
  'Till night has turn'd to day.

2.
If you will sing, then I will row,
  And time it with my oar, my love;
While gaily o'er the waves we go,
  Along the darksome shore, my love,
Oh! who'd not spend an hour like this,
  With smiling heavens above;
Bright waves that dance and kiss, my love,
  And smiles for those we love?