Borne from afar on the gentle breeze
Joining the murmur of the summer seas
Distant tones of an old world dance
Played by the village band perchance
On the calm air came floating down
I thought I could hear the curious tone
Of the cornet clarinet and big trombone
Fiddle, 'cello big bass drum
Bassoon, flute and euphonium
Far away, as in a trance
I heard the sound of the Floral Dance