RED VELVET
(Ian Tyson 1965)

As recorded Gordon Lightfoot 1998


Four months ago in April
On a day coach she came down
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow.

I shoulda known I couldn't hold her
Living out so far from town
And the nights to come are long and slow to go.

Well now she's up and left me
And went walkin' down the line
The dusty autumn winds begin to blow.
 
All dressed up in red velvet
And her high heeled shoes so fine
And the nights to come are long and slow to go.

Well if I had only known before we kissed
You can't keep red velvet on a poor dirt farm like this.

Oh now she's gone and left me
And went walkin' down the line
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow.

(bridge)

Well I'll sit and count the evening stars
As they walk around
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow.

Then I'll call my dog and I'll take the truck
And I'll drive on into town
'Cause the nights to come are long and slow to go.

Well I'll sit and count the evenin' stars
As they walk around
The dusty autumn winds begin to blow.

Then I'll call my dog and I'll take the truck
And I'll drive on into town
The nights to come are long and slow to go.

And those dusty autumn winds begin to blow.



(Transcribed by David Story - March 2013)