The Floral Dance-Peter Dawson

[ti:The Floral Dance] [ar:Peter Dawson] [al:The Very Best Of] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Floral Dance - Peter Dawson [00:13.15]As I walked home on a Summer night [00:16.09]When stars in Heaven were shining bright [00:18.46]Far away from the footlight's glare [00:20.74]Into the sweet and scented air [00:22.90]Of a quaint old Cornish town [00:25.81] [00:29.68]Borne from afar on the gentle breeze [00:31.62]Joining the murmur of the summer seas [00:33.98]Distant tones of an old world dance [00:36.27]Played by the village band perchance [00:38.38]On the calm air came floating down [00:49.12] [00:51.20]I thought I could hear the curious tone [00:53.47]Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone [00:55.23] [00:55.79]Fiddle cello big bass drum [00:58.02]Bassoon flute and euphonium [01:00.28]Far away as in a trance [01:02.76] [01:03.75]I heard the sound of the Floral Dance [01:06.12] [01:09.02]And soon I heard such a bustling and prancing [01:11.28]And then I saw the whole village was dancing [01:13.50]In and out of the houses they came [01:15.39]Old folk young folk all the same [01:17.76]In that quaint old Cornish town [01:21.48] [01:24.13]Every boy took a girl around the waist [01:25.78]And hurried her off in tremendous haste [01:27.86]Whether they knew one another I care not [01:30.04]Whether they cared at all I know not [01:32.40]But they kissed as they danced along [01:41.96] [01:43.79]And there was the band with that curious tone [01:46.17]Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone [01:47.99] [01:48.51]Fiddle cello big bass drum [01:50.75]Bassoon flute and euphonium [01:52.97]Each one making the most of his chance [01:55.29]All together in the Floral Dance [01:57.59] [02:11.40]I felt so lonely standing there [02:14.52]And I could only stand and stare [02:17.04]For I had no baby with me [02:19.43]Lonely I should have to be [02:21.66]In that quaint old Cornish town [02:25.41] [02:28.23]When suddenly hast'ning down the lane [02:30.18]A figure I knew I saw quite plain [02:32.24]With outstretched hands she rushed along [02:33.96]And carried me into that merry throng [02:36.12]And fiddle and all went dancing down [02:44.93] [02:46.65]We danced to the band with the curious tone [02:49.03]Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone [02:51.31]Fiddle cello big bass drum [02:53.44]Bassoon flute and euphonium [02:55.60]Each one making the most of his chance [02:57.92]Altogether in the Floral Dance [02:59.90]Dancing here prancing there [03:01.83]Jigging jogging everywhere [03:03.58]Up and down and round the town [03:05.73] [03:06.34]Hurrah for the Cornish Floral Dance