Starlightin' Time in Texas

Bob Nolan
Original copyright: March 30, 1940

Refrain:
When it’s starlightin’ time in Texas,
In the skies are the eyes of Texas.
Shinin’ down from above on the plains that I love,
Callin’ this wanderer home,
For my heart’s in the heart of Texas
And it’s there it will always remain
Till I’m stealin’ a kiss from a sweet Southern miss
When it’s starlightin’ time in Texas.

Why do I feel this longin’ for that Lone Star home of mine?
Because I’ve seen the sunset clear the way and cause a million stars to shine.

Starlightin' Time in Texas is one of Bob Nolan's early songs that was obviously written for one of Columbia's Charles Starrett movies but not used. The song was registered for copyright on March 30, 1940.

The sheet music made it into Bob Nolan's Folio of Original Cowboy Classics No. 2, 1940 by American Music, Inc.

Starlightin' Time in Texas (American Music, Inc.)

The Sons of the Pioneers liked “Starlightin' Time in Texas” well enough to record it for their Orthacoustic Radio transcriptions

SONS OF THE PIONEERS TRANSCRIPTION RECORDINGS

Orthacoustic Symphonies of the Sage (064076)

NBC Thesaurus transcriptions, 1804 Side B MS-064076-M (same as Orthacoustic #7 Side A)

Teleways Radio Productions transcriptions, No. 221

Lucky U Ranch radio show (courtesy of Larry Hopper)
- Transcriptions disc TR-575/576 (November 24, 1952)