BELLE, IS THERE MUSIC TONIGHT?
Written by Larry Kaplan
Recorded on Worth All the Telling (YouTube)

Belle, I'm afraid I've forgotten;
Belle, is there music tonight?
There's a glow on the water;
Don't you think that we ought to
Go dancing? The evening seems right.
It's been years since we've done this together.
Most times, it's been just you or me--
Me and my fiddle,
Or you in the middle
With folks you've been meaning to see.

So, I'll bow;
If you want, you can curtsy.
In a while there'll be folks in the room.
Haven't done this for years;
There ain't nobody here;
Let's dance by the light of the moon.

I know living with me isn't easy;
I don't gab when there's nothing to say.
Never been good at tellin'
That I love you darn well;
Wouldn't last long if you went away.
But, so Phil said he'd bring his new banjo
And Ed's fixed his cousin's guitar;
There's rum in the cellar--
Damn! Why did I tell her?
Now she'll know where the last bottles are.

So, I'll bow...

Remember me in my new red suspenders
And you in your grandmother's gown?
You don't like bein' flattered;
Sixty years--it don't matter--
I was the proudest young boy in this town.
So let's put out the food on the table;
Let the kids do the music tonight.
With the moon that we're under,
It's 'bout time I should wonder:
Is there anything I'm doing right?

So, I'll bow...

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