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Moon River was written by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) in 1961. It was first introduced in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, in which Audrey Hepburn sang it.
"My huckleberry friend" means "A very special, good friend that's been in your life for years, typically since youth". (Urban Dictionary.com)
Rhymes:
someday (line 2) - way (line 4)
maker (line 3) - breaker (line 3)
see (line 6) - me (line 10)
end (line 7) - bend (line 8) - friend (line 9)
We notice that some rhymes occur when there's a repetitive melody pattern. For instance, "Oh dream maker" and "you heart breaker" take exactly the same melodic figure, and the lyrics rhyme there in order to highlight that repetitiveness.
(Lyrics)
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style someday
Oh dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waiting 'round the bend
My huckleberry friend
Moon river and me
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style someday
Oh dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waiting 'round the bend
My huckleberry friend
Moon river and me
"My huckleberry friend" means "A very special, good friend that's been in your life for years, typically since youth". (Urban Dictionary.com)
Rhymes:
someday (line 2) - way (line 4)
maker (line 3) - breaker (line 3)
see (line 6) - me (line 10)
end (line 7) - bend (line 8) - friend (line 9)
We notice that some rhymes occur when there's a repetitive melody pattern. For instance, "Oh dream maker" and "you heart breaker" take exactly the same melodic figure, and the lyrics rhyme there in order to highlight that repetitiveness.