“when it’s nighttime in nevada”

By WILL DULMAGE (songwriter, 1931)

"When It’s Nighttime In Nevada”

When the golden sun is slowly sinking
Down behind the mountains to the west,
Of you then sweetheart I’m always thinking
Just fashioning a dream I love the best.
When it’s nighttime in Nevada I’m dreamin’
Of the old days on the *prairie and you.
I miss you when the campfires are gleamin’
And I wonder if you miss me too.
I can see the Great Divide and the trails we used to ride,
The only bit of heaven I knew.
When it’s nighttime in Nevada I’m dreamin’
Of the old days on the prairie and you.
I’ve been driftin’ since we’ve roamed the ranges,
Up to roamin’ when you went away.
With the love for you that never changes,
I hope that we will meet again someday.

*Some versions substitute “desert” for “prairie.”