Thousand-Starred NightCopyright 2004 Stan Lynesscajun or polka 2/4, male voice |
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LEAD-IN: A ( G ) D D
A ( A Bm7 )
In the parish I'm from, it's so hot there,
G ( G D )
the sun'll fry you if you don't take care,
A ( A Bm7 )
so you drink a lot of water and you don't move fast,
G D ( D Bm7 )
gotta save your steppin' for the evenin' dance.
A A
At the outdoor dance hall, slide an' sway
G G
an' dance the night away
A A
to the cajun band and beauty of
Em7 D
those thousand stars above.
CHORUS:
G G
When there isn't any moon they can sure burn bright
D D
but they ain't no use for sight,
A A A
so you can't be seen past the dance hall light,
A G D D
where I wooed my love in the thousand-starred night.
After meetin' at the dance, we couldn't be apart,
We'd walk to the movies then walk in the park.
But you know the centerpiece of our romance
was meetin' in the evenin' at the parish dance.
At the outdoor dance hall, we would sway
an' swing the night away
to the cajun band and beauty of
those thousand stars above.
When there isn't any moon they can sure burn bright
but they ain't no use for sight,
so you can't see a thing past the dance hall light,
where I lost my love to the thousand-starred night.
OPTIONALLY SPOKEN:
Now I'll see her at the dance, new man at her side,
I hear they're up in Eunice in a fancy double-wide
with a fancy clamshell driveway in a fancy trailer park.
He ain't no better dancer, just faster in the dark.
SKIP TO CHORUS MELODY
And he keeps a careful eye underneath the thousand stars
as they twirl to accordions, fiddles, and guitars.
And he'll never let her twirl past the dance hall light -
he'll never lose his love to the thousand-starred night.