Pretty waltzes with lyrics (songs)

Subject: Tune Add: TOMBIGBEE WALTZ
From: Ron Steed
Date: 05 Jun 99 - 02:04 AM

There are no lyrics to the THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER (GUM TREE CANOE) as far as I know, but it sure is pretty...

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Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: Uilleand
Date: 04 Jun 99 - 11:05 AM

THE ASH GROVE in the waltz book or the arrangement by Benjamin Britten. The Waltz Book and the Waltz Book II are great resources for these. There are several with lyrics. Also there are lyrics to Ashokan Farewell.

ASHOKAN FAREWELL (lyrics by Cleo Laine and John Dankworth)
ASHOKAN FAREWELL (lyrics by Grian[?] McGregor)

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: John Hindsill
Date: 04 Jun 99 - 10:49 AM

WALTZING WITH BEARS

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: Roger the zimmer
Date: 04 Jun 99 - 10:25 AM

She-who-must-be-obeyed had a significant birthday last year and talked me into taking her to St Lucia. Different music every night including a couple of instrumental only sessions from local dance band ( guess), [called "Shic Shac" or something similar, led by a youngish bloke on fiddle and the rest were elderly (well, older than me) on tenor banjo, four string guitar as bass, skin drum/tambourine and the oldest, a blind chap with a toothpick permanently attached who did some mean rhythms with a shaker (one of those tubes filled with seeds). They played mostly local tunes in strict dance tempo but always began with the Tennessee Waltz!

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 11:47 PM

A lot of people do THE STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN as a waltz. Purists may object, but it sure is pretty.

Sandy

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: DonMeixner
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 11:14 PM

Cold River Waltz and SLIEVENAMON

Don

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: harpgirl
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 10:31 PM

I like THE WALTZ OF THE WIND...harpgirl

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 07:14 PM

A serious song with thought provoking lyrics and a great tune is BACK-YARD ABORTION WALTZ. I posted the lyrics some time ago, and must do the same with the tune.

Regards
John

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: Frank of Toledo
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 01:14 PM

WINGS OF A DOVE.........SATISFIED MIND.................... GOODNIGHT IRENE...........I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY... and LAST NIGHT I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAM and so many others..............

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: Bob Schwarer
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 01:07 PM

Try THE BLUE SKIRT WALTZ. There was a thread on it some time back. Also, check out Cajun music. Lots of waltzes.

Bob S.

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: Les B
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 12:59 PM

I see that Wolfgang has pointed to the lyrics for the "loveliest night" -- As I remember there was a thread on that awhile ago, and I think we know the tune in the states as SOBRE LAS OLAS / OVER THE WAVES. There's also Bill Monroe's KENTUCKY WALTZ and a whole bunch of other "state" waltzes that have pretty tunes with varying quality words: ie, Colorado, Montana, Arizona, etc.

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: Wolfgang
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 10:43 AM

lyrics for loveliest night here: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/2194/faq2/Section_3/3.1.19-3.1.19.1.html

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: Wolfgang
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 10:40 AM

MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER (lyrics by John Croziat)
MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER (lyrics by Ron Kavana)

Wolfgang

Subject: Pretty waltzes with lyrics
From: Shack
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 10:27 AM

Most song titles in this thread have been converted to links. --JoeClone, 19-Sept-2002.

An old friend used to sing a song that started "When you are in love; it's THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR. ..." I seem to remember it was sung to the melody of "Blue Danube Waltz," or some other well known waltz. Does anybody know this song and something about it? What are some other waltzes with pretty lyrics that would be fun to sing? WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS and TENNESSEE WALTZ don't do much for me. I do love MOCKIN' BIRD HILL. What do y'all think?