BELLE OF THE BALL 
(Waylon Jennings)

Waylon Jennings - 1976


 

A vagabond dreamer, a rhymer and singer of songs
Singin' to no one and nowhere to really belong
I met a beautiful lady, a pure Southern belle of the ball
Like Scarlet O'Hara loved no one, but wanted them all

I'll never forget you and love you in spite of your faults
The good and the bad, I want to remember it all
When I did a new dance and you did your Tennessee Waltz
But the party's all over, I came uninvited
I'm leavin' and takin' the belle of the ball

(Instrumental Break)

There'll always be someone, I guess that's the way it should be
I guess I should know, that someone used to be me
They'll gather around, soon they'll all look the same
At the feet of the lady are lovers without any names

But I'll never forget you and love you in spite of your faults
The good and the bad, I want to remember it all
When I did a new dance and you did your Tennessee Waltz
But the party's all over, I came uninvited
I'm leavin' and takin' the belle of the ball



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2011)