Michael Martin Murphey - Fiddlin' Man lyrics

When the fiddlin' man came to our town Sister dressed up in her prettiest gown Momma told sister don't be hanging around That no good fiddlin' nan 'Cause a fiddlin' man he ain't on the level He'll fiddle like an angel act like a devil Sister wouldn't listen she was a rebel She liked that fiddlin' man She went to the dance stayed all night long Momma waited up 'til the break of dawn Momma found a letter and said she's gone Off with that fiddlin' man Sister ran off with a fiddlin' man Momma threw a fit bangin' pots and pans Said she'd better never ever get her hands On that no good fiddlin' man So I bought me a fiddle and I got me a bow Practiced in the woods where Momma wouldn't know Knew she'd never ever let me go Off to be a fiddlin' man And the leaves and the wind would dance and twirl As I played for the rabbits and played for the squirrels Couldn't wait 'til I played for the girls Had to be a fiddlin' man And late one night when the moon was low I packed my fiddle and I packed my bow Momma found a note and said "Oh, no" He's gone to be a fiddlin' man And I ran off to be a fiddlin' man Momma threw a fit bangin' pots and pans Said she'd better never ever get her hands On that no good fiddlin' man Well then one night when I started to play I saw a pretty gal looking my way She was dancing with her brother And I heard her day I like that fiddlin' man Now her little brother was about knee high Looked at the fiddle with a gleam in his eye Said to me sir, I'd sure like to try To learn to be a fiddling man I said son, there's a whole lot a boys gotta know Like chicken in the brier patch squawking at the crow He said I don't care I just got to go Off to be a fiddlin' man So I had an old fiddle that I never did play Sister winked when I gave it away Ain't no doubt what momma's gonna say That no good fiddlin' man And brother ran off with a fiddlin' man Momma threw a fit bangin' pots and pans Said she'd better never ever get her hands On that no good fiddlin' man And his sister ran off with a fiddlin' man Momma threw a fit bangin' pots and pans Said she'd better never ever get her hands On that no good fiddlin' man