Silas McGee's Eggy Tumble

as dawn's light falls and the town begins to sleep the old gray man walks with promises to keep his coat there once was a dreamer named silas mcgee with a heart full of fire and a step fancy free he spied sweet eliza at the market that day her smile like sunshine chased his worries away he puffed up his chest grabbed a flower so bright but tripped on his boot lace fell flat in the light the bloom hit her basket ike's on his splash the yoke's on his trousers what a comical crash oh what a blunder what a tumble and spill silas went reeling but his heart's beating still love's a wild gesture twisting fate with a grin turn your mishaps to magic let the laughter begin so he rose with a grin wiped the mess from his chin bought her new eggs and a ribbon to pin they danced through the stalls round the fruits and the cheese he stepped on her toe brought her right to her knees but she laughed like a bell pulled him close in the fray whispered secrets of joy in the warm light of day from that egg splattered star to a kiss soft and true his blunders became the best clue oh what a blunder what a tumble and spill what a silence what a tumble and spill what a silence when he fell to the ground he fell to the ground he fell to the ground and reeling but his heart's beating still love's a wild gesture twisting fate with a grin turn your mishaps to magic let the laughter begin now silas and eliza they tell the tale wide to young lovers stumble in side by side for every slip sliding down folly steep hill hides a spark of sweet triumph but thrilled to fulfill oh what a blunder what a tumble and spill what a silence when reeling but his heart's beating still love's a wild gesture twisting fate with a grin turn your mishaps to magic let the laughter begin so raise up your voices sing out the refrain in life's merry dance we'll stumble again we'll stumble again we'll stumble again we'll stumble again