I was young and I wanted a shy
went to town just to look here for my
had a dream of a brown-eyed man
six feet tall with cheeks of tan
I dressed up and I went to a ball
he passed by and I wanted to call
call to him "come and dance with me"
do a little jig and a "one-two-three"
he started moving, taught me, and my thought was so on grin
yes he started moving, taught me, and my head began to spin
but he was going by me, my brown-eyed man
I watched him go and ran and ran
shine a light, Mr. Moon, for my
I′ll go back to my home on the hill
have me a dream and keep it until