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CABBAGE PATCH WALTZ (Jerry Rasmussen) Just over the tracks, take the first right turn And then you just follow the lights. You can hear the coronet from across the lot At the cabbage patch Saturday night. Chorus: And the last dance they played it was always a waltz And they took it real nice and slow And it made no difference who had the last waltz You knew she'd be taking him home. You could find her there every Saturday night And she always came alone. Not much to look at with not much to say Just another old port in the storm. A three piece band on a six foot stage Was all the music they had. But they knew every song that you ever heard From polkas to dixieland. As the night wore on and the band warmed up They play a schottische or two And the men would all joke who'd be taking her home When the cabbage patch waltz was through. In 2000, Jerry Rasmussen retired from his job heading up the Stamford (Connectic ut) Museum and Nature Center. He held that position for many years. Most all of his earlier songs painted great pictures of everyday life in small town U.S.A. T hese days Jerry is involved heavily in the Baptist church that he and his wife R uth attend. He and 4 other guys have formed a group called The Gospel Messengers and they've been doing folk festivals lately as well as other Afro-American chu rches around New England. AT @lonesome @dance filename[ CABPATCH WH  8note Sheet |
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