When the Dinner Bell Rings

When The Dinner Bell Rings John Hartford-Walls We Bounce Off Of Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key of G Lyrics From: Jim Dixon Mudcat Cafe John Hartford played the fiddle almost constantly in the key of G going to D7 then back to G in last line of each verse. I wish I knew the story or background that prompted this unusual song. WHEN THE DINNER BELL RINGS As sung by John Hartford on "Walls We Bounce Off Of" (1994) G When I look at this fiddle The color of your skin D7 As smooth as the desert inside your eyes G G Round as the world you profess not to be a part of G When I deal this card, One of many that are capable of playing poker Like the game we play with each other when we are alone D7 G As a single mouse muffin on a new high-school diploma So pulling back this lever I start the engine like some diesel belt Which like my love of you shall not perish forever And the best-loved songs of the American people, like the crowd That dances in ever-widening circles Around these fiddlers here who practice their sawmill movements Changing only when the dinner bell rings