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Here's a new version of "Moonlight Skater" featuring Madeline Kaufman on the lead vocal. She's 14, and she's a joy to work with.

Lyrics by Robert George, music by me. 1972 Burgundyglo 4001 by Rickenbacker.

Moonlight Skater



Moonlight skater
On your little ice pond hidden in the pines
Stars above are silver fruit on heaven's vine
Cool wind in your scarlet curls
O lonely moonlight skater twirl

Moonlight skater
Finding sweet escape in leaps and figure eights
Floating into dreams with wings upon your skates
Spinning upward toward the sky
O lonely moonlight skater fly

You slip past your mother out into the bright moonglow
She holds her wine just like she once held you long ago
O you've lived a lifetime for one of your tender years
Are those snowflakes on your cherry cheeks or frozen tears

Moonlight skater
Safe there in the mist of midnight evergreens
Stars upon the ice are mirrors of your dreams
Faith has found your weary eyes
So lonely moonlight skater rise

Copyright 2008 by Robert George and Mark Kaufman

Nice one, Mark! Very dreamy do-wop. Madeline did great! Hard to believe with that voice that she's only 14.

Thanks Mark! This was her first recording. Guess it won't be her last... Now I have an in-house demo singer at my disposal. Mwahahaha...