Wow thanks for the above Lyrics (saved me a lot of typing) but I heard it sung by someone who sounded to me like Pete Seeger (Maybe it was Tommy Sands?) on RTE Sunday Misc. with a few differences:



LET THE CIRCLE BE WIDE
(Tommy Sands)

Chorus:
Let the circle be wide 'round the fireside
And we'll soon make room for you
Let your heart have no fear for there's no strangers here,
Just friends that you never knew

Shake the hand of the man from the far distant land
Meet him and treat him well
And the young girl so fair with the wind in her hair,
She's got a story to tell -

Chorus:
So ... Let the circle be wide 'round the fireside
And we'll soon make room for you
Let your heart have no fear for there's no strangers here,
Just friends that you never knew

There are songs to be sung,
There are rafters to be rung,
There is reason to rosin your bow,
There are stories of old, and there's new ones to be told,
for to carry away when you go,

Chorus:
So... Let the circle be wide 'round the fireside
And we'll soon make room for you
Let your heart have no fear for there's no strangers here,
Just friends that you never knew

We will travel along on the wings of a song
With a mind that is open and free
If we close our eyes to the other side
We're just half of what we can be

Chorus:
So... Let the circle be wide 'round the fireside
And we'll soon make room for you
Let your heart have no fear for there's no strangers here,
Just friends that you never knew

END -- I did not hear the verse below, but I like it.
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So we'll pass the bottle 'round and we'll drink another round.
That our friendship will always remain
For how can you tell when we say our farewells
When will we all meet again?
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Anyway, I like the song and all the lyrics above,
Thanks for the help !

Harpin Hank Hogan