Waltzing’s For Dreamers Richard Thompson

 

A lovely, sad and wistful tune. The concertina used here is a tiny, sweet little 18 button Stagi named “Tina”.

 

Oh play me a blues song, fade down the lights

I'm sad as a proud man can be sad tonight

Just let me dream on, just let me sway

While the sweet violins and accordions play

Miss, you don't know me, but can't we pretend

That we care for each other ‘til the band reach the end

 

One step for aching

Two steps for breaking

Waltzing's for dreamers

And losers in love

 

One step for sighing

Two steps for crying

Waltzing's for dreamers

And losers in love

 

They say love's for gamblers, the pendulum swings

I bet hard on love and I lost everything

So don't send me home now, put a shot in my arm

And we'll drink out old memories and we'll drink in the dawn

Mr. Bandleader, won't you play one more time

For I've good folding money in this pocket of mine.