Night Falls on the Prairie

Bob Nolan/Lloyd Perryman
Original copyright: March 16, 1939

The prairie rests at eventide
And small things into shadows hide
For heaven walks the plains tonight.
A million stars that knew they should
Came shining down for there you stood,
A vision bathed in heaven’s light.
Night falls on the prairie.
Pale shadows of blue
Are telling me that you must be part of the prairie, too.
Night made you from moonbeams.
When you were done, you were one of its charms.
Night falls on the prairie
And I found an angel in my arms.

Used in the 1938 Columbia picture West of Cheyenne, this lovely song was recorded many times for transcriptions.

It was registered for copyright March 16, 1939, as part of Bob Nolan’s Folio of Original Cowboy Classics No. 1, ©1939, American Music, Inc.

Night Falls on the Prairie (American Music, Inc.)

SONS OF THE PIONEERS TRANSCRIPTION RECORDINGS

Orthacoustic Symphonies of the Sage transcription, No. (064452)

10-2-4 Time radio show, No. 465 (37689-03) (January 6, 1945)

Teleways Radio Productions transcriptions, No. 45, 106, 179, 186, and 231 (c. 1947-48)

Lucky U Ranch radio shows (courtesy of Larry Hopper)
- Transcriptions disc TR-379/380 (May 22, 1952)
- Transcriptions disc TR-606/607 (December 16, 1952)

Smokey the Bear radio show, episode No. 2 (1959)