He Plays the Violin (From "1776")

Martha:

He plays the violin

He tucks it right under his chin

And he bows, oh he bows

For he knows, yes he knows

That it's hi-hi-hi-diddle diddle

It's my heart, Tom and his fiddle

My strings are unstrung

Hi-hi-hi-hi

I am undoneI hear his violin

And I get that feeling within

And I sigh, oh I sigh

He draws near, very near

And it's hi-hi-hi-diddle diddle

Goodbye to the fiddle

My strings are unstrung

Hi-hi-hi-hi

I'm always undoneWhen heaven calls to me

Sing me no sad eulogy

Say I die, loving bride

Loving wife, loving lifeFor it was hi-hi-hi-hi-diddle diddle

'Twixt my heart, Tom, and his fiddle

And ever 'twill be

Hi-hi-hi-hi

Through eternity