© 2026 Irrelin. All rights reserved https://suno.com/@irrelin [Intro] No, leave the chair. You don't need to get it down. [Verse 1] He came with his fiddle in a flour sack Asked what a Saturday paid I said, “Your drinks and half the door” He said, “Then let ’em stay” I took the money by the entrance Let the river air come through He played till the women took their shoes off Then he played another two He'd stretch that low note till it rattled Let the dancers think they'd stopped Then catch them with another turn Before their heels could drop [Verse 2] That tall man sat beneath the calendar Too far back to catch the fan The fiddler rolled his shirt sleeves up I poured a drink for each of them I asked the tall one where he came from He turned his glass around The fiddler laughed and poured the next one Down his shirt, then set it down [Chorus] Leave it up there Leave it up there That fiddle on the wall He might come back to get it He ain't been paid for all [Verse 3] The fiddler hung it on the coat hook Said, “Save my place for me” The tall man asked about the landing I went and found the key I heard the little boat knock sideways Then a scrape beneath the floor I put a record on for dancing They called out for one more [Chorus] Leave it up there Leave it up there That fiddle on the wall He might come back to get it He ain't been paid for all [Instrumental] [Bridge] I lifted up the little table Felt a knock come through my shoe Stood there holding it a moment With the record nearly through If I put it back There was room beside the stove. They needed space for dancing. That's where tables always go. [Verse 4] By daylight I was out there sweeping His flour sack caught against the screen The boat was tied up at the landing With water pooled across the seat I called that tall thing a troll once My wife was cutting bread She set the knife beside the butter “Was that before or after he paid?” [Chorus] Leave it up there Leave it up there That fiddle on the wall He might come back to get it He ain't been paid for all [Outro] You'd keep it for him, wouldn't you? No, leave the chair. I can reach it from here.
