The Dublin Reel

A maiden fair, she had long dark hair,
 And her eyes like the darkest coal.
 A taunting smile that would sure beguile
 And melt the hardest soul.
 Dancing lightly, sprightly,
 She stole his heart with a whirl, that girl
 He'll not forget the night they met
 In a dance called the Dublin reel.
 They walked out to the starry night
 And the crescent moon had a glow.
 It felt so right with their hands held tight
 As they looked at the town below.
 Chancing a kiss he missed her cheek
 And she pulled away to sway
 To the pull-round sound of the faerie mound
 As they danced to the Dublin reel.
 They were dancin', all night long.
 Dancin' till the break of dawn.
 They were dancin', all night long.
 Dancin' till the break of dawn.
 The dark of night turned into light
 And he asked, what was her name?
 "Matters not," was all he got,
 As on the grass they lay.
 Listenin' to stories, glories
 Seen of another world, this girl
 She must have left while he soundly slept
 Havin' danced to the Dublin reel.
 They were dancin', all night long.
 Dancin' till the break of dawn.
 They were dancin', all night long.
 Dancin' till the break of dawn.
 Musical interlude
 Weeks have gone, and life goes on
 And he's back on American shores.
 Every night he relives that sight
 As he longs for it more and more.
 Under a spell he fell in love
 With the dancing queen it seems
 His only care is the maiden fair
 In a dance called the Dublin reel.
 They were dancin', all night long.
 Dancin' till the break of dawn.
 They were dancin', all night long.
 Dancin' till the break of dawn.
 They were dancin', all night long.
 Dancin' till the break of dawn.
 They were dancin', all night long.
 Dancin' till the break of dawn.