He made the night a little brighter, wherever he would go
The old lamplighter of long, long ago
His snowy hair was so much whiter beneath the lantern glow
The old lamplighter of long, long ago

If there were sweethearts in the park
He'd pass a light and leave it
dark, His smile would hide a broken heart
You see for he recalls when days were new
He loved someone who loved him too
Who walks along with
him in memory

He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go the old lamplighter of long, long ago