Much later in 1969, a television play by Dennis Potter named after this song, titled “Moonlight on the Highway” was released. This play revolves around a young man who is obsessed with Al Bowlly and tries to block out traumatic memories of his youth through his music.
Moonlight on the highway, moonlight on the plain
Turn your light on my way through memory lane
Moonlight on the highway, guide me while I roam
Shine upon on each byway that leads me to home
A place where roses remember and folks forget me not
What else is worth dreaming of?
From your silver skyway, smiling up above
Moonlight on the highway, please lead me to love
Al-bowlly released Moonlight on the Highway on Mon Mar 21 1938.