( I'm in love with the girl with the golden
Can't live without the girl with the golden . . . braids! )

I saw a gal with golden hair
Dancin' as I played
Never saw a gal so fair
As the girl with the golden braids!
I was travellin' with a band
Came to town and stayed
Knew I'd have to seek the hand
Of the girl with the golden braids!

Oh! . . . dance girl, dance an' sway
Dance an' steal my heart away
So many fellas stand in line
But I knew you'd be mine!
Yes, you'd be mine!

Knew I had to take a chance
So I made a trade
Gave my fiddle for a dance
With the girl with the golden braids
Now I'm thru forever more
Roamin' never paid
Found that life that I adore
With the girl with the golden braids!
Oh! . . . dance girl, dance an' sway
Dance an' steal my heart away
So many fellas stand in line
But I knew you'd be mine!
Oh! . . . you'd be mine!

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Dance girl, dance an' sway
Dance an' steal my heart away
So many fellas stand in line
But I knew you'd be mine!
You'd be mine!

Now the boys are talkin' of
My last serenade
Lucky me, I'm so in love
With the girl with the golden braids!
Ever since that night in june
Life's a rosy shade
Dancin' on my honeymoon
With the gal with the golden braids!

Oh! . . . dance girl, dance an' sway
Dance an' steal my heart away
So many fellas stand in line
But I knew you'd be mine!
Dance girl, dance an' sway
Dance an' steal my heart away
So many fellas stand in line
But I knew you'd be mine!

Yes . . . I knew you'd be mine!