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My Pop was a hard workin' man from Spaniards Bay,
He never had much time to stop;
He'd work till late in the evening from the break of dawn,
For enough to get him by was all he got.
Grandma's gentle hand touched so many hearts in town,
Everyone around called her Nan;
She knew just how to pick you up when you were feelin' down,
Always there to help a stranger or a friend.
I remember watching my Pop and my Nan,
Waltzing to the Black Velvet Band;
Smiles on their faces, they embraced one another,
Dancin' 'round the kitchen, hand in hand.
Up in the garden, when I should have been in school,
Workin' the ground with my Pop;
He said, "There's work to be done son, you must lend a hand,
You know we're all depending on the crop."
I remember watching my Pop and my Nan,
Waltzing to the Black Velvet Band;
Smiles on their faces, they embraced one another,
Dancin' 'round the kitchen, hand in hand.
Nan, she'd always greet you with a kiss and a smile,
They worked real hard, then took time out for a while.
Recorded by The Fables (Tear The House Down, Self Produced, 1998).
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Intro: [C#m] [B] [A] [E] [A] [B] [C#m] [B] [C#m] [B] [A] [G#m] [A] [B] [E]
My Pop was a hard workin' [A] man from Spaniards [E] Bay,
He never had much time to [B] stop;
He'd work till [E] late in the evening from the [A] break of [E] dawn,
For enough to get him [B] by was all he [E] got.
Grandma's gentle hand touched so [A] many hearts in [E] town,
Everyone around called her [B] Nan;
She [E] knew just how to pick you up when [A] you were feelin' [E] down,
Always there to help a [B] stranger or a [E] friend.
Chorus:
I [A] remember [G#m] watching my [A] Pop and my [B] Nan,
[E] Waltzing to the Black Velvet [B] Band;
[A] Smiles on their [G#m] faces, they em- [A] braced one an- [B] other,
[E] Dancin' 'round the [B] kitchen, hand in [E]* hand.
(* fiddle lead start [C#m] [B] [A] [G#m] [A] [B] [E])
Up in the garden, when I [A] should have been in [E] school,
Workin' the ground with my [B] Pop;
He said, "There's [E] work to be done son, you [A] must lend a [E] hand,
You know we're all [B] depending on the [E] crop."
Chorus:
I [A] remember [G#m] watching my [A] Pop and my [B] Nan,
[E] Waltzing to the Black Velvet [B] Band;
[A] Smiles on their [G#m] faces, they em- [A] braced one an- [B] other,
[E] Dancin' 'round the [B] kitchen, hand in [E] hand.
Bridge:
[C#m] Nan, she'd [B] always [A] greet you with a kiss and a [B] smile,
They [C#m] worked real [B] hard, then [A] took time out for a [B] while.
Interlude: Fiddle Solo
Chorus:
I [A] remember [G#m] watching my [A] Pop and my [B] Nan,
[E] Waltzing to the Black Velvet [B] Band;
[A] Smiles on their [G#m] faces, they em- [A] braced one an- [B] other,
[E] Dancin' 'round the [B] kitchen, hand in [E] hand.
Chorus:
Yes, I [A] remember [G#m] watching my [A] Pop and my [B] Nan,
[E] Waltzing to the Black Velvet [B] Band;
[A] Smiles on their [G#m] faces, they em- [A] braced one an- [B] other,
[E] Dancin' 'round the [B] kitchen, hand in [E] hand.
[A] Dancin' 'round the [B] kitchen, hand in [E] hand.
Outro: [C#m] [B] [A] [E] [A] [B] [C#m] [B] [C#m] [B] [A] [G#m] [A] [B] [E]
~ Chords contributed by Bob Dumais ~
