Shades of night are falling As the wind begins to sigh And the world's silhouetted against the sky Blue shadows on the trail Blue moon shinin' through the trees And a plaintiff wail from the distance Comes a driftin' on the evening breeze Move along, blue shadows, move along Soon the dawn will come and you'll be on your way But until the darkness sheds its veil There'll be blue shadows on the trail Move along, blue shadows, move along Soon the dawn will come and you'll be on your way (on your way) But until the darkness sheds its veil There'll be blue shadows on the trail Shadows on the trail