The Floral Dance-Simon Gilbert

[ti:The Floral Dance] [ar:Simon Gilbert] [al:Songs From Yesteryear] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Floral Dance - Simon Gilbert [00:11.58]As I walked home on a Summer night [00:14.23]When stars in Heaven were shining bright [00:17.23]Far away from the footlight's glare [00:19.74]Into the sweet and scented air [00:22.32]Of a quaint old Cornish town [00:24.12] [00:30.00]Borne from afar on the gentle breeze [00:32.32]Joining the murmur of the summer seas [00:34.66]Distant tones of an old world dance [00:37.20]Played by the village band perchance [00:39.52]On the calm air came floating down [00:46.52] [00:48.92]I thought I could hear the curious tone [00:51.18]Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone [00:53.14] [00:53.77]Fiddle cello big bass drum [00:56.09]Bassoon flute and euphonium [00:58.33]Far away as in a trance [01:01.91]I heard the sound of the Floral Dance [01:04.72] [01:08.05]And soon I heard such a bustling and prancing [01:10.80]And then I saw the whole village was dancing [01:13.39]In and out of the houses they came [01:15.67]Old folk young folk all the same [01:18.09]In that quaint old Cornish town [01:19.88] [01:25.69]Every boy took a girl around the waist [01:27.66]And hurried her off in tremendous haste [01:30.09]Whether they knew one another I care not [01:32.45]Whether they cared at all I know not [01:35.13] [01:35.84]But they kissed as they danced along [01:42.77] [01:45.50]And there was the band with that curious tone [01:47.99]Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone [01:50.59]Fiddle cello big bass drum [01:52.90]Bassoon flute and euphonium [01:55.11]Each one making the most of his chance [01:57.86]All together in the Floral Dance [01:59.90] [02:15.68]I felt so lonely standing there [02:19.16]And I could only stand and stare [02:22.06]For I had no boy with me [02:24.80]Lonely I should have to be [02:27.44]In that quaint old Cornish town [02:29.27] [02:35.49]When suddenly hast'ning down the lane [02:37.80]A figure I knew I saw quite plain [02:40.22]With outstretched hands he came along [02:42.31]And carried me into that merry throng [02:44.84]And fiddle and all went dancing down [02:52.47] [02:55.40]We danced to the band with the curious tone [02:58.33]Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone [03:00.91]Fiddle cello big bass drum [03:03.12]Bassoon flute and euphonium [03:05.46]Each one making the most of his chance [03:08.02]All together in the Floral Dance [03:10.62]Dancing here prancing there [03:12.86]Jigging jogging everywhere [03:14.54] [03:15.19]Up and down and round the town [03:17.17] [03:18.66]Hurrah for the Cornish Floral Dance