Late, sometime before midnight
He comes creeping up
And before you get him sussed
He's gone before dusk
Old moon madness has struck again
A howl in the dark light
A flash of teeth bright white
A scream and a bite
Old moon madness has struck again tonight
And when you arise
Red ruby rings circle your eyes
If it's later than you realized
Check with the stars and the skies
But there's no need to worry
For the crimes that you've done
Worse has been committed
With no moon madness to blame it on
Old moon madness has struck again
In fact you could say you're lucky
You and me
Mother Earth has only one moon
And not three
Old Moon Madness was written by Phil Lynott.
Old Moon Madness was produced by Nick Tauber.
Thin Lizzy released Old Moon Madness on Fri Aug 20 1971.