The Floral Dance-Tony Mason-Cox/Serge Ermoll

[ti:The Floral Dance] [ar:Tony Mason-Cox/Serge Ermoll] [al:I Must Sing] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Floral Dance - Tony Mason-Cox/Serge Ermoll [00:10.82]As I walked home on a summer's night [00:13.19]When stars in Heaven were shining bright [00:16.34]Far away from the footlight's glare [00:19.04]Into the sweet and scented air [00:21.47]Of a quaint old Cornish town [00:24.29] [00:29.94]Born from afar on the gentle breeze [00:32.53]Mingling with murmur of distant seas [00:35.22]All the tones of an old world dance [00:37.94]Played by the village band perchance [00:40.27]From the calm air came floating down [00:44.57] [00:48.72]I thought I could hear the curious tone [00:51.06]Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone [00:53.62] [00:54.16]Fiddle cello big bass drum [00:56.72]Bassoon flute and euphonium [00:58.90] [00:59.54]Far away as in a trance [01:02.14]I heard the sound of the floral dance [01:04.81] [01:07.68]Then I heard such a bustling and prancing [01:10.30]And I could see the whole village was dancing [01:13.05]In and out of the houses they came [01:15.72]Old folk young folk all the same [01:18.04]In that quaint old Cornish town [01:21.23] [01:26.58]Every boy took a girl by the waist [01:28.86]And carried her off in the tremendous haste [01:31.87]Whether they knew one another I know not [01:34.48]Whether they cared the four I care not [01:37.20]But they kissed as they danced along [01:41.54] [01:45.25]There was the band with the curious tone [01:47.55]Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone [01:50.05] [01:50.60]Fiddle cello big bass drum [01:53.35]Bassoon flute and euphonium [01:55.34] [01:56.01]Each one making the most of his chance [01:58.76]All together in the floral dance [02:01.04] [02:20.85]I felt so lonely standing there [02:25.14]And I could only stand and stare [02:28.49] [02:29.09]For I had no made with me [02:32.14] [02:32.78]Lonely I should have to be [02:35.99] [02:37.29]In that quaint old Cornish town [02:40.47] [02:45.52]When suddenly hastening down the lane [02:48.06]A figure I knew I saw quite plain [02:50.82]With outstretched towns I washed along [02:53.28]And carried her into that merry thrown [02:55.96]And fiddle and all went dancing down [02:59.81] [03:03.91]We danced to the band with the curious tone [03:06.27]Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone [03:08.70] [03:09.36]Fiddle cello big bass drum [03:11.90]Bassoon flute and euphonium [03:14.02] [03:14.63]Each one making the most of his chance [03:17.33]All together in the floral dance [03:20.05]Dancing here prancing there [03:22.69]Jigging jogging everywhere [03:24.90] [03:25.42]Up and down and round the town [03:27.67] [03:28.22]Hurrah for the Cornish floral dance