Roseville Fair Bill Staines ©1979 Mineral River Music

Oh, the night was clear, and the stars were shining

And the moon came up so quiet in the sky.

And the people gathered 'round and the band was tuning.

I can hear them now playing "Coming Thru the Rye."

 

You were dressed in blue, and you looked so lovely,

Just a gentle flower of a small town girl.

You took my hand, and we stepped to the music.

And with a single smile, you became my world.

 

And we danced all night to the fiddle and the banjo.

Their drifting tunes seemed to fill the air.

So long ago, but I still remember

When we fell in love at the Roseville Fair.

 

 

We courted well, and we courted dearly,

And we'd rock for hours in the front porch chair

Then a year went by from the time that I met you

And I made you mine at the Roseville Fair

 

So here's a song for all of the lovers,

And here's a tune that they can share

May they dance all night to the fiddle and the banjo

The way we did at the Roseville Fair.