Lyrics

DANCY - Skeet Fitzgerald June 1974

(Chorus)
Dancy! You're a fine old town, 37 people and going down
Dancy! Don't you die too fast
You're the only thing that's left out of the past

(Verse 1)
Biggest thing in Dancy is the DuBay Bridge
That takes you across the water to the light
The biggest time of year is when the apples fall
You can smell pies bakin' deep into the night

(Verse 2)
There used to be a train that ran right through the town
You can't see the tracks now for the weeds
They used to keep the station clean and wash the engine down
But there's no one there to take care of her needs

(Repeat Chorus)

(Verse 3)
There's just one store to sell the people
What they can't make
The people that live in Dancy got what they want
They grow their corn and they grow their beans
and the bread they bake
The store looks tired and lonely in the front

(Verse 4)
There's a house in Dancy old and broken down
The girl looks the same she's only 23
She's been married for 7 years
And never left that town
All the same she means a lot to me

(Repeat Chorus)

(Verse 5)
I used to know her very well we were close friends
But I couldn't hang around to help her out
Times were bad and I could not tell
Where it would end
It's hard to say what it was all about

(Verse 6)
I got a letter yesterday, her mare's about to foal
Her chickens are laying eggs, she's feelin' fine
As far as she's concerned life in Dancy's bright as gold
And lately I've been thinkin' maybe she's right!

(Repeat Chorus)