Adam Hope, National Youth Boys' Choir of Great Britain and Lucy Joy Morris - The Wedding Ring

They met in the spring when the fields were sown
And with the corn their love had grown
And now the harvest was gathered in
She'd exchanged her freedom for a wedding ring

The bride and groom stood side by side
With guests assembled from far and wide
Who raised their glasses high in the air
To drink to the happy pair

The gypsy fiddler began to play
A haunting tune both sad and gay
A lilting tune that set their feet
A-tap, tap, tapping to the merry beat

Lulla la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la

The happy pair so proudly led
The ancient dance of the newly-wed
And so began the dancing and song
That would last the whole night long

Now first so slow, so very slow
The dancers dancing to and fro
Soon stamping feet make the rafters ring
In the ancient dance of the wedding ring

The wedding ring, the wedding ring
We'll dance the dance of the wedding ring
And all night long we'll dance and sing
Yes we'll dance the dance of the wedding ring

O what more gay than the sheer delight
Of a wedding dance on a wedding night
O how sweet is the taste of wine
And how brightly the candles shine
La la la la la la

We dance to wish them both success
All health and wealth and happiness
And may their lives be as bright and gay
As the dance we dance on their wedding day

How high the young men leap and bound
Their bright boots hardly touch the ground
While swirling dresses and ribbons fly
As the pretty girls go whirling by

How high the young men leap and bound
Their bright boots hardly touch the ground
While swirling dresses and ribbons fly
As the pretty girls go whirling by

The higher the men leap in the air
The greater the wealth of the happy pair
The faster the girls spin round and round
The more sweet will true love be found

So come along and let's join in
And dance the dance of the wedding ring
Let's wish them the best that life can bring
In the dance of the wedding

Wedding, the wedding
The wedding, the wedding
The wedding, the wedding
We'll dance the wedding ring
Hey!

Written by:
Geoffry Russell-Smith

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