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Dancing Girl

from Balance by Tempest

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DANCING GIRL
(Sorbye)
A rather light-hearted song with a serious message!
The melody is based on the traditional pipe tune,
'Farewell to Loch Katrine'.

lyrics

As I walked through town in the middle of the day
I met a girl who'd gone astray
We started drinking good old wine
And that little beauty stole this heart of mine

She looks like a rose that blooms in June
Like a fine mandolin newly put in tune
I sat this girl down on my knee
Said, hey pretty baby come and dance with me

A Dancing Girl will make you blue
Slipped me a Mickey and will do you
All you men come listen to me
A warning take when you go on a spree

I took her hand and she led me to the floor
Began to dance me towards the door
Little while later I wanted to eat
But she kept dancing to the beat

When dancing it was over and the party was done
I must'a' gone t'a sleep with my trousers on
I woke up in a blinding ray
On a fishing boat down by the bay

My head was aching and my feet were sore
The boat was drifting away from the shore
My wallet and my cash was gone
And I was heading for the Great Beyond

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from Balance, released April 24, 2001

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