Roseville Fair lyrics

Roseville Fair
by Bill Staines


Oh, the night was clear,
And the stars were a-shinin`.
The moon came up so quiet in the sky.
All the people gathered `round,
And the band was a-tunin`.
I can hear them now,
Playin` `Comin` Through The Rye.`

Cho: And we danced all night
To the fiddle and the banjo.
Their drifting tunes seemed to fill the air.
So long ago, but I can still remember
How we fell in love at the Roseville Fair.

You were dressed in blue and you looked so lovely,
Just a gentle flower of a small-town girl.
You took my hand and we stepped to the music,
And with a single smile, you became my world.

Cho.

Now we courted well, and we courted dearly,
And we`d rock for hours on your front porch chair.
Then a year went by from the time that I met you,
And I made you mine at the Roseville Fair.

Cho.

So here`s a song for all the lovers,
And here`s a tune that they can share.
May they dance all night
To the fiddle and the banjo
The way we did at the Roseville Fair