The sun is gone down The night breeze is blowin' A white satin' gown And her eyes are showin' The last little girl For one fleeting moment The band singer calls "Daddy's last waltz" And their eyes go searchin' To find one another The tall cowboy whirlin' Her beautiful mother And all of the dancers The friends and the lovers Turn to see all Of Daddy's last waltz And twenty-five years Of good times and hard In three-quarter time To fiddle and guitar And all of the dancers The friends and the lovers Stand in awe of Daddy's last waltz And this song is over Before it begins She'll turn to another Never again To be one little girl One rancher's daughter He often recalls Daddy's last waltz