<P> `` East of the Sun ( and West of the Moon ) '' is a popular song written by Brooks Bowman , an undergraduate member of Princeton University 's Class of 1936 , for the 1934 production of the Princeton Triangle Club 's production of Stags at Bay . It was published in 1934 and soon became a hallmark of the Princeton Tigertones , one of Princeton University 's all - male a cappella groups . The standard is also sung by the Princeton Nassoons , Princeton University 's oldest a cappella group . </P>
<P> `` East of the Sun ( and West of the Moon ) '' is a popular song written by Brooks Bowman , an undergraduate member of Princeton University 's Class of 1936 , for the 1934 production of the Princeton Triangle Club 's production of Stags at Bay . It was published in 1934 and soon became a hallmark of the Princeton Tigertones , one of Princeton University 's all - male a cappella groups . The standard is also sung by the Princeton Nassoons , Princeton University 's oldest a cappella group . </P>
who wrote east of the sun west of the moon
who wrote east of the sun west of the moon
Brooks Bowman
Brooks Bowman