Old Man Fiddle

The door opens wide – every head turns round to stare

He steps inside with raindrops on his hair

A grey old man with legs a-limping, he finds himself a chair

Then he lifts a fiddle and bow with gentle care

And just like sunlight out of the rain, old man fiddle’s come to play again

And light this night up into flame

Just his dancing fiddling bow brings to life all sleepy toes

In this old heart till morning glows

So kiss the blues goodbye, let the mountain melody

Brighten the night and make the good times fly

Feet are dancing free in ragtime reverie

Pick up your lazy legs and give it a try

We sang along into the dawn till our cares were just memories

Danced in time to country tunes

In some valley he lives free, where his notes ripen on the trees

Underneath the harvest moon

So kiss the blues goodbye, let the mountain melody

Brighten the night and make the good times fly

Feet are dancing free in ragtime reverie

Pick up your lazy legs and give it a try

In the gentle falling rain, you could still hear the loving sound

That filled the night with memories

And when the skies are turning grey, bring him back here to play again

He’ll waken blossoms on the trees

So kiss the blues goodbye, let the mountain melody

Brighten the night and make the good times fly

Feet are dancing free in ragtime reverie

Pick up your lazy legs and give it a try