Oh, the night was clear And the stars were shinin' And the moon came up so quiet in the sky All the people gathered 'round And the band was a-tunin' I could hear them now Playin' "Comin' Through The Rye" 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 With a single smile She became His world And we danced all night To the fiddle and the banjo Their drifting tunes seemed to fill the air So long ago, but I still remember When we fell in love at the Roseville Fair Now we courted well And we courted dearly we'd rock for hours In the front porch chair Then a year went by From the time that I met her And they made her his At the Roseville Fair And we danced all night To the fiddle and the banjo Their drifting tunes seemed to fill the air So long ago, I can still remember When we fell in love at the Roseville Fair And here's a song for all of the lovers And here's a tune that they can share May they dance all night To the fiddle and the banjo The way they did at the Roseville Fair May they dance all night To the fiddle and the banjo The way we did at the Roseville Fair Songwriters: Bill Staines
Oh, the night was clear
And the stars were shinin'
And the moon came up so quiet in the sky
All the people gathered 'round
And the band was a-tunin'
I could hear them now
Playin' "Comin' Through The Rye"
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
With a single smile
She became His world
And we danced all night
To the fiddle and the banjo
Their drifting tunes seemed to fill the air
So long ago, but I still remember
When we fell in love at the Roseville Fair
Now we courted well
And we courted dearly
we'd rock for hours
In the front porch chair
Then a year went by
From the time that I met her
And they made her his
At the Roseville Fair
And we danced all night
To the fiddle and the banjo
Their drifting tunes seemed to fill the air
So long ago, I can still remember
When we fell in love at the Roseville Fair
And here's a song for all of the lovers
And here's a tune that they can share
May they dance all night
To the fiddle and the banjo
The way they did at the Roseville Fair
May they dance all night
To the fiddle and the banjo
The way we did at the Roseville Fair
Songwriters: Bill Staines