Stay awake, don′t rest your head

Don't lie down upon your bed

While the moon drifts in the skies

Stay awake, don′t close your eyes

Though the world is fast asleep

Though your pillow is soft and deep

You're not sleepy, as you seem

Stay awake, don't nod and dream

Stay awake, don′t nod and dream

Shades of night are falling

As the wind begins to sigh

And the world is silhouetted

Against the sky

Blue shadows on the trail

Blue moon shinin′ through the trees

And a plaintive wail, from the distance

Comes a-drifting on the evening breeze

Move along, blue shadows, move along

Soon the dawn will come, and you'll be on your way

But until the darkness sheds its veil

There′ll be blue shadows on the trail

Move along, blue shadows, move along

Soon the dawn will come, and you'll be on your way

But until the darkness sheds its veil

There′ll be blue shadows

Blue, blue shadows

There'll be blue, blue shadows on the trail