<P> `` The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress '' ( sometimes titled as `` The Moon 's a Harsh Mistress '' ) is a song by American songwriter Jimmy Webb . It has become a much - recorded standard , without ever having charted as a single . Webb appropriated the title from the 1966 science fiction novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein . The song is especially associated with Glen Campbell , who performed the song on his farewell tour , Judy Collins , and Joe Cocker , who first recorded the song in 1974 . </P>
<P> `` The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress '' ( sometimes titled as `` The Moon 's a Harsh Mistress '' ) is a song by American songwriter Jimmy Webb . It has become a much - recorded standard , without ever having charted as a single . Webb appropriated the title from the 1966 science fiction novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein . The song is especially associated with Glen Campbell , who performed the song on his farewell tour , Judy Collins , and Joe Cocker , who first recorded the song in 1974 . </P>
who wrote the moon is a harsh mistress
who wrote the moon is a harsh mistress
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb