RIV 1478

When He Sang Louisiana

Renee Ruud (Courtesy Fine Tune Gold Wing Music)

Circle Left
Righting your wrongs in too much wine
Don't do no use at all.
Four Boys Star Right go once around tonight,
Alamande Left and Weave around the Ring.
'Cos they just keep track and they come bouncin' back
When you least expect them to.
They were doing just that on the the night that we met
The night I was losing you....

Sides Face, Grand Square
But when he sang 'Louisiana'
Oh, he just washed all my troubles away.
There was something in his manner
That made me want him to stay - so I asked...
ALAMANDE LEFT AND WEAVE
And I know in my life I've heard a lot of good music
And I reckoned I'd heard the best of 'em play....
But when he sang 'Louisiana'
He just took all of my breath away....

It could have been for me, that day
That there'd be nothing left at all....
But it doesn't pay to be so short-sighted
Just turning your eyes
...
And though there's no new face could ever take your place
It's something he wouldn't try...
He just sang his songs and he tagged along
Until the pain got eased inside.

Heads/Sides Box the Gnat, then Slide Thru
Swing Thru, Boys Run
Ferris Wheel, Centers Pass Thru
Swing Thru, Boys Trade
Swing Corner Promenade
You can't pour your problems into empty bottles
and throw 'em over a wall

And when he sang Louisiana he just washed all my troubles away…