The Dancing Songtext
von June Tabor

Saturday night at the Adam Smith Hall
The couples all move to the dance master′s call
Tonight they've no problems, no worries at all
It′s the dancing, the dancing's tonight

But oh Monday morning she comes round too soon
The sound of the flax mill, the beat of the loom
But tonight the band's playing a romantic tune
Ay the dancing, the dancing′s tonight
Ay the dancing, the dancing′s tonight

Her partner is perfect, he's light on his feet
The footwork is faultless, perhaps they might meet
Up by the old kirk or down Hunter Street
Walking home under the stars

But oh Monday morning she comes round too soon
The sound of the flax mill, the beat of the loom
But tonight the band′s playing a romantic tune
Ay the dancing, the dancing's tonight
Ay the dancing, the dancing′s tonight


Walking back late by Kirkcaldy sea-wall
The sea looks so big, the sky is so tall
The fate of two people can't matter at all
Just a waltz in three-quarter time

But oh Monday morning she comes round too soon
The sound of the flax mill, the beat of the loom
But tonight the band′s playing a romantic tune
Ay the dancing, the dancing's tonight
Ay the dancing, the dancing's tonight

Saturday night at the Adam Smith Hall
The couples all move to the dance master′s call
Tonight they′ve no problems, no worries at all
It's the dancing, the dancing′s tonight

But oh Monday morning she comes round too soon
The sound of the flax mill, the beat of the loom
But tonight the band's playing a romantic tune
Ay the dancing, the dancing′s tonight
Ay the dancing, the dancing's tonight

Ay the dancing, the dancing′s tonight