Strike up the band let it play Love songs to haunt me and I will stay But when it comes to a waltz Both words and music will ring false For you waltzed in and spun my world Around in dizzy dance I swirled But suddenly you waltzed away from me Those violins, they must go So no careless hand with a bow May play on the strings of my heart And make me remember how lovers part How you waltzed in and spun my world Around in dizzy dance I swirled But suddenly you waltzed away from me Strike up the band let it play Whatever it chooses and I will say Play me a waltz if you will I'll sit here and listen waiting until My love returns to take my world And spin it 'round in dizzy swirl Where girl loves boy and boy loves girl And feet don't touch the ground