Luyện nghe bài hát The Farewell Ball

(Mark Erelli)

The man
Started his dam
Then he told us it was all for the
they were tearing it down
They drowning our town
In the name of progress I

We held our proud
'Til the state us out
And there wasn't much else we do
But go down to Town
To the firemen's ball
It was decked out in red, white and

Come, come take my
Twirl to the band 'round the old Hall
Come, take my hand
is our last chance
Down at the Farewell

The Downings and
Farleys and
dressed to the nines
They piled town
Came from around
To pay their respects one time

A hush filled the
And the band stopped the
As the midnight bell slowly
I saw grown men break
At the death of a
the orchestra played "Auld Lang Syne"

Come, come my hand
Twirl to the 'round the old Town Hall
Come, come my hand
called the last dance
Down at the Farewell

Even now I
How the claimed all
And islands of the tallest of hills
And families and
Now scattered paper
All etched in my still
I down there sometimes
Through the reservoir
To listen to the wind on the
like nothing has changed
I can hear the strains
Of the last tune the played

Come, come take my
to the band 'round the old Town Hall
Come, come take my
They've called the dance