Deserted Village

The water wheel was turning
And folks gathered by the wheel
The children got their learning in
The school house upon the hill
The women did their shopping in
The country general store
And the little church swung open
It's welcoming doors

But that time that old gypsy he brought
His fiddle here to play and he danced
Round and round all of the people
He danced round and round every place
He danced round and round all of the people
And let them away yeah
One by one and two by two they went
Three by three and four by four yes

And a lot of wheels stopped turning
And the old store well is dry
And the sun just keeps on burning
And still goes rolling by
And the lingering shadows
However in the homes were no light
Glows and the cobwebs cover over
The valleys sound repose

But that time that old gypsy he brought
His fiddle here to play and he danced
Round and round all of the people
He danced round and round every place
He danced round and round all of the people
And let them away yeah
One by one and two by two they went
Three by three and four by four yes

Deserted village
Deserted village
Rest in you valley
Now your work on earth is done for
All of your people have found
A new place under the sun
Because that time that old gypsy

But that time that old gypsy he brought
His fiddle here to play and he danced
Round and round all of the people
He danced round and round every place
He danced round and round all of the people
And let them away yeah
One by one and two by two they went
Three by three and four by four yes

He danced round and round
My village and lead my people away
To a new place under the sun
Deserted village
No more wells
No more school house on the hill
No more general store
No more welcoming doors
No more water wheel a turning
There's only the sun a burning
Deserted village