Stand By Me

Stand By Me

When the night has come,
And the land is dark,
And the moon is the only light we see,
No, I won't be afraid,
Oh, I won't be afraid,
Just as long as you stand,
Stand by me.

CHORUS:

So darling, darling,
Stand by me.
Oh, stand by me.
Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me.

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall,
Or the mountain
Should crumble to the sea,
I won't cry, I won't cry,
No, I won't shed a tear,
Just as long as you stand,
Stand by me.

REPEAT CHORUS THREE TIMES, but the first line changes each time:
FIRST TIME it's "And darling, darling,"
SECOND TIME it's "Whenever you're in trouble, won't you"
THIRD TIME it's "Darling, darling,"

Written by by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King