
Fiddle’n Around
I play a dark wood double base an old man gave to me
Says an old man gave it to him when he was wild and free
He'd come by to hear me play at Theo's juke joint by the river
Folks had told him I had a rhythm that made those ladies quiver
At Theo's you could eat and drink and dance your cares away
Though some came there just for the music to listen to us play
And on those nights with moonlight just right
Its beams like stones skipping across the river
It's a reason to live
For you find love to give
To another needier than the giver
The old man listened to me play a while, downed his drink and stepped
He brought her back
Said her name was Grace
As he walked away he wept
I opened the case she seemed alive
As she jumped into my arms
I wrapped them both around her
And pulled her in real tight
She poured her song into my soul
Each note its own delight
I played on
like one possessed
she walked
then strutted
then danced
The folks in Sam's old juke joint got caught up in my trance
I played until the sun came up lighting the floor afire
My boys hung in there with me though they knew I'd never tire.
I've given her my best years in exchange for the joy of her song
Thought the whole truth really is I've simply played along
So now I'm out here looking for a young man to take my place
To spend his life as a player always saying Grace.
I play a dark wood double base an old man gave to me
Says an old man gave it to him when he was wild and free
He'd come by to hear me play at Theo's juke joint by the river
Folks had told him I had a rhythm that made those ladies quiver
At Theo's you could eat and drink and dance your cares away
Though some came there just for the music to listen to us play
And on those nights with moonlight just right
Its beams like stones skipping across the river
It's a reason to live
For you find love to give
To another needier than the giver
The old man listened to me play a while, downed his drink and stepped
He brought her back
Said her name was Grace
As he walked away he wept
I opened the case she seemed alive
As she jumped into my arms
I wrapped them both around her
And pulled her in real tight
She poured her song into my soul
Each note its own delight
I played on
like one possessed
she walked
then strutted
then danced
The folks in Sam's old juke joint got caught up in my trance
I played until the sun came up lighting the floor afire
My boys hung in there with me though they knew I'd never tire.
I've given her my best years in exchange for the joy of her song
Thought the whole truth really is I've simply played along
So now I'm out here looking for a young man to take my place
To spend his life as a player always saying Grace.