HAPPEN NIGHT ARRIVE,
MY WORLD BECOME DARK.
ONLY MOON SHINE-DOWN HELP ME SEE.
ME NOT FEEL AFRAID.
NO, NOT FEEL AFRAID,
IF YOU WILLING TWO-OF-US TOGETHER
SUPPORT ME.

||: SWEETHEART, SWEETHEART NEED TWO-OF-US TOGETHER SUPPORT ME.
NEED TWO-OF-US TOGETHER SUPPORT ME.
SUPPOSE SKY TWO-OF-US WATCH"over time"
SUDDEN-WRONG BREAK-DOWN STAR HAIL-DOWN
O-R MOUNTAIN
SHAKE AVALANCHE-INTO SEA.
ME REFUSE CRY; YES, ME REFUSE CRY.
ME NOT NEED UPSET,
IF TWO-OF-US TOGETHER
YOU SUPPORT ME. :||

HAPPEN YOU HAVE TROUBLE,
IF TWO-OF-US TOGETHER
ME SUPPORT YOU.

Notes: SHINE-DOWN - [O^] is held high PO > signer; hands open to [5^] while moving > signer.

The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.

SWEETHEART - SWEET.

SUDDEN-WRONG - [Y], PO > NDS, FO up, twists until PO is > signer and strikes chin to show an unexpected (negative) result.

BREAK-DOWN - (2h)[5:] interlaced, POs ><, FTs move down while remaining interlaced so that the PO becomes down. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - break-down.

HAIL-DOWN - (2h)[F], POs ><, FOs away, hands alt. descend.

SHAKE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, shake hands left to right antisymmetrically.

AVALANCHE-INTO - (2h)[S], change to [5] with wg to show avalanche going down the mountain.

Lyrics:

When the night has come,
And the land is dark,
And the moon is the only light we see,
No, I won't be afraid.
Oh, I won't be afraid.
Just as long as you stand,
Stand by me, so

||: Darling darling stand by me.
Oh, stand by me.
Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me.
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall,
Or the mountain
Should crumble to the sea,
I won't cry, I won't cry.
No, I won't shed a tear,
Just as long as you stand,
Stand by me, and :||

Whenever you're in trouble,
Won't you stand by me, oh stand by me.

To hear the music (without words), go to Stand by me.