Nanci Griffith Roseville Fair lyrics

Oh, the night was clear and the stars were shinin'
And the moon came up so quiet in the sky
And all the people gathered 'round, and the band was tunin'
I can hear them now playin' 'Comin' Through the Rye'

She was dressed in blue and she looked so lovely
Just a gentle flower of a small town girl
Then he took her hand and they danced to the music
With a single smile, she became his world

And they danced all night to the fiddle and the banjo
Their driftin' tunes seemed to fill the air
So long ago but they still remember
When they fell in love at the Roseville Fair

Now they courted well and they courted dearly
They'd rock for hours in the front porch chair

Then a year went by from the time that he met her
And he made her his at the Roseville Fair

Where they danced all night to the fiddle and the banjo
Their driftin' tunes seemed to fill the air
So long ago but they still remember
When they fell in love at the Roseville Fair

And here's a song for all of the lovers
Here's a tune that you can share
May you dance all night to the fiddle and the banjo
Oh, the way they did at the Roseville Fair
Oh, the way they did at the Roseville Fair