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Howlin’ at the Moon

By:Jim Ratts, John McEuen · Source Recording: Sam Bush (1998)

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Take a little time for sunshine take a whole lotta time for love
Take time to praise and thank heaven up above
Take your life as it may come 'cause boy it'll be gone soon
Take a little time for howlin' at the moon

Somebody said keep your eyes open gotta keep your feet on solid ground
You gotta take time to take a real good look at everything you've found
Take your life as it may come 'cause boy it'll be gone soon
Take a little time for howlin' at the moon

Take a little time for sunshine take a whole lotta time for love
Take time to praise and thank heaven up above
You gotta make music raise your voice with joy every day
You got a lot to live for you got a life time to stay

And so I try to keep my eyes open try to live my life from day to day
But it seems that life's unhappiness kept a leading me astray
'Til I saw a friend go down hard and made me sing a different tune
Made me take a little time for howlin' at the moon

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By:Jim Ratts, John McEuen · Source Recording:Sam Bush (1998)

Song Details

Also Known As

Howling at the Moon

Songwriter

Jim RattsJohn McEuen

First Release

Wild Jimbos (1991)

Genres

Progressive Bluegrass

Jam Popularity

History

“Howlin’ at the Moon” was written by Jim Ratts and John McEuen and recorded by the Wild Jimbos, a group that included Ratts, on a 1991 album. It is not the Hank Williams song of the same name.

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Source Recording

Artist

Sam Bush

Album

Howlin’ at the Moon cover

Howlin’ at the Moon (1998)

Key G Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 105 BPM Length 2:58

Musicians

Sam Bush — Lead Vocals, Mandolin
Jon Randall Stewart — Backup Vocals, Guitar
J.D. Crowe — Banjo
John Cowan — Backup Vocals, Bass

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