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Oh, the moon is fair tonight along the Wabash,
From the fields there comes the breath of new-mown hay;
Through the sycamores the candle lights are gleaming
On the banks of the Wabash, far away.
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On the Banks of the Wabash (1896), chorus
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This song was written by Dreiser's brother Paul (known as Paul Dresser); but Dreiser later claimed that "I wrote the first verse and chorus" [A Hoosier Holiday (1916) ch. XLIII: "The Mystery of Coincidence"]

 

Theodore Dreiser

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