Walnut Valley Moon

Walnut Valley Moon
by Jon Cobert, Michael Mark & Tom Chapin
© Red Wagon Music, HCD Music & The Last Music Co. (ASCAP)

Every September there’s a wonderful sight
At this dusty old fairgrounds
By day and by night
Guitars and banjos and voices that blend
So happy to see you, my friend

Fifty-some years of good stories and tunes
Have been played here and sung out,
And howled at the moon.
From the very beginning
Right through to the end
So happy to see you, happy to be with you,
Happy to see you, my friend
Under a Walnut Valley sun
Another Winfield welcomes everyone
As we gather together to sing out again:
“So happy to see you, my friend”

Got a bushel of old songs, a sprinkle of new
It's a pleasure to stand up
And sing 'em with you
And to hear your good voices
Ring out once again
So happy to see you, happy to be with you,
Happy to see you, my friend
Under a Walnut Valley moon
Another Winfield brings it’s joyful tune
As we gather together to sing out again:
“So happy to see you, my friend”

As this old world goes stumbling along
Winfield brings us back to sing
Her sweet September song
Some old friends have left us
But we are still here
With young folks who come of age
Every new year
With a voice to declare and a hand to extend
So happy to see you, my friend

May the music stay strong and may it survive
With this crew and these artists
Who keep it alive
Still, you’re the foundation
On which we depend
So happy to see you, happy to be with you,
Happy to see you my friend.
Under a Walnut Valley moon
Another Winfield brings it’s joyful tune
As we gather together to sing out again:
“So happy to see you, happy to be with you,
Happy to see you, my friend.”
Happy to see you, my friends!

This song appears on Tom Chapin's Hold Our Ground CD.

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