Moon River

by Johnny Mercer

1909-1976

Moon River, wider than a mile,

I'm crossing you in style some day.

Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,

wherever you're going, I'm going your way.

Two drifters off to see the world.

There's such a lot of world to see.

We're after the same rainbow's end--

waiting 'round the bend,

my huckleberry friend,

Moon River and me.

Johnny Mercer was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1909.

His grandfather George Anderson Mercer Sr. held

the rank of colonel in the Confederate army.

Johnny wrote the song "Moon River" about the Savannah River.