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1950 Tennessee Waltz

Tennessee Waltz
Patti Page (1950)
Association: 5th grade

In 5th grade we had to do a project on a state. I chose Tennessee. Why? Possibly because I was raised on this song. We had a 45 record of it. We had very few records; they were expensive.

When I was switching colleges I told my father that I wouldn't go anywhere I hadn't visited first. As we drove past UT; my father refused to stop. I transfered to Kansas U and instead of being a volunteer I became a jayhawk.

I was raised on classical music and this is a one-two-three waltz; not my favorite music nor my favorite dance music; however, this song has a bittersweetness of 'lost love' to it that has always attracted me.

He walzed into my life, then waltzed right out of it
His nickname was Tennessee, haven't seen him since

         24 syllable couplet: 12/12

An easier on-the-eyes video with lyrics:



Lyrics:

I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
I introduced her to my loved one
And while they were dancing
My friend stole my sweetheart from me
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes, I lost my little darling the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz

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