"The Champagne Man" genre: Folk
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	This is a song I wrote for my mother, who was an avid fan of Lawrence Welk in the 50's. She always wanted to go to California and see his show, but she died of Alzhaimer's disease before she could realize her dream.
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	Story Behind the Song Of all the songs I've written, this one was one of the hardest to write, and, at first, I couldn't even bear to perform it in public. It was at least a year before I could get through it without choking up. Once I did perform it, however, it quickly became one of my most requested songs, and received an honor award from the Great American Song Contest. Lyrics The Champagne Man (c)1998 by Joe Kretschmer When I was a boy I still can recall, Cars were big, and TVs were small. And my mother's favorite program of all, Was the "wunnerful" Champagne Man. Her life never had much room for romance. She'd never been to England or France. But my mother always wanted to dance With the "wunnerful" Champagne Man. Chorus: And it's a-one, and a-two, and a-three, Oh, please won't you dance with me. And a-two, and a-three, and a-four,Oh, whirl me around the floor. Dancin' in the arms of the "wunnerful" Champagne Man. The look on her face I'll never forget, And she sighed as she gazed at the TV set. 'Cause the ladies in the audience would always get To dance with the Champagne Man. So my mother would drag me into the hall, I didn't want to do it at all. And she'd whirl me around until I would fall, 'Cause I was her Champagne Man. [Chorus] Many years passed and my roads did wind, I left my home and my mother behind. Then she got an illness that stole her mind And the world of the Champagne Man. Sometimes life just isn't fair. When I'd talk to her, she'd just sit and stare. But I like to think that inside her somewhere, She was dancing with the Champagne Man. [Chorus]

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