Mark Erelli – The Farewell Ball

Mark Erelli – The Farewell Ball Lyrics

Artist: Mark Erelli
Song: The Farewell Ball

The government man
Started building his dam
Then he told us it was all for the best
‘Cause they were tearing it down

They were drowning our town
In the name of progress I guess
We held our heads proud
‘Til the state bought us out

And there wasn’t much else we could do
But go down to Town Hall
To the last firemen’s ball
It was decked out in red, white and blue

Come, come take my hand
Twirl to the band ’round the old Town Hall
Come, come take my hand
This is our last chance

Down at the Farewell Ball
The Downings and Gibsons
Farleys and Dickinsons
Everyone dressed to the nines

They piled into town
Came from miles around
To pay their respects one last time
A hush filled the room

And the band stopped the tune
As the midnight bell slowly chimed
I saw grown men break down
At the death of a town

When the orchestra played “Auld Lang Syne”
Come, come take my hand
Twirl to the band ’round the old Town Hall
Come, come take my hand

They’ve called the last dance
Down at the Farewell Ball
Even now I recall
How the waters claimed all

And made islands of the tallest of hills
And families and neighbors
Now scattered like paper
All etched in my memory still

I walk down there sometimes
Through the reservoir pines
To listen to the wind on the waves
It’s like nothing has changed

I can still hear the strains
Of the last tune the orchestra played
Come, come take my hand
Twirl to the band ’round the old Town Hall

Come, come take my hand
They’ve called the last dance
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Release Year: 2004