WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN ON THE SOUTH FERRY ROAD

(by Roger Miller, adapted by Will Quale)

When the Sun goes down on the South Ferry Road
And the Moon comes up in the East
Head to The Spot when it's early in the evening
For a guaranteed musical feast

When the darkness falls on the town
And the North Star's startin' to rise
Well, you can't imagine the menagerie aire
Created 'neath the Montague skies



When the  Sun       goes      down      on the    South     Ferry     Road
                                        When the  Sun       goes      down

And the   Moon      comes     up        in the    East
on the    South     Ferry     Road      And the   Moon      comes     up

          Head      to The    Spot      when it's early     in the    evening
in the    East                                    Head      to The    Spot

For a     guaran-  -teed      musi-    -cal       feast
when it's early     in the    evening   For a     guaran-  -teed      musi-



When the  dark-     -ness     falls     on the    town
-cal      feast                         When the  dark-    -ness      falls

And the   North     Star's    startin'  to        rise
on the    town                          And the   North     Star's    startin'

Well,     you can't       i- -magine    the men- -ager-    -ie aire
to--      you can't       i- -magine    the men- -ager-    -ie aire        

    cre- -ated     'neath the Monta-   -gue       skies
    cre- -ated     'neath the Monta-   -gue       skies
    



When the sun goes down in the South
And the moon comes up in the East
Step right up and see the wonder of the ages
It's guaranteed visual feast

	When the darkness falls on the town
	And the North Star's startin' to rise
	Well, you can't imagine the menagerie aire
	Created by a couple of guys

		Well, anybody wonderin' what they're gonna see
		Gonna have to ante up a dollar for the ticket
		Anybody wonderin' what's goin' on
		Is gonna find out when they chase us through the thicket

	When the darkness falls on the town
	And the North Star's startin' to rise
	Well, you can't imagine the menagerie aire
	Created by a couple of guys

When the sun goes down in the South
And the hayseeds stand in line
Well, step right up and see the duo bodily do
The do wah ditty on the clothesline

	When the darkness falls on the town
	And the North Star's startin' to rise
	Well, you can't imagine the menagerie aire
	Created by a couple of guys

When the sun goes down in the South
And the moon comes up in the East
Step right up and see the wonder of the ages
It's guaranteed visual feast

	When the darkness falls on the town
	And the North Star's startin' to rise
	Well, you can't imagine the menagerie aire
	Created by a couple of guys

		Well, anybody wonderin' what they're gonna see
		Gonna have to ante up a dollar for the ticket
		Anybody wonderin' what's goin' on
		Is gonna find out when they chase us through the thicket

	When the sun goes down in the South
	And the North Star's startin' to rise
	Oh, you can't imagine the menagerie aire
	Created by a couple of guys

When the sun goes down in the South
And the moon comes up in the East
Step right up and see the wonder of the ages
It's guaranteed visual feast

	When the darkness falls on the town
	And the North Star's startin' to rise
	Well, you can't imagine the menagerie aire
	Created by a couple of guys

	Well, you can't imagine the menagerie aire
	Created by a couple of guys

recording: Big River original Broadway cast [YouTube]