Mesa Walk in Beauty (sung to a Spanish colonial dance tune)

WHEN WE WALK ALONG THE MESA TRAIL  ( inspired by the song  'La Camilla', a northern New Mexican tune and dance which has three parts; a couple step close, step close, step close to the middle from the outside circle, then a funny little shuffle back to the start, repeat, then polka around for two stanzas.  Words and adaptations and variations  by Thor Sigstedt. The song is is D, with the chords going DAGD,GDAD   then DAD and the low E string on the guitar is tuned down to a D note, so the guitar can sing that low D that I cannot.  TS. © November 1, 2013)

When we walk along the mesa trail, we see the little things that are a lying there so still
When we dance along the mesa rim,  under the sun,  darting over here and there

Oh the beautiful, the beautiful ,  the beautiful  little leaf

And  the beautiful, yes the beautiful, see the blue blue sky above
(then repeat instrumentally or hum)

When we hunt upon the mesa top, then we whisper quietly, and then stop
When we wander upon the crumpled crown, always dancing round and round and round and round

 Oh the beautiful,  the beautiful, the fluttering little dove
Oh the wonderful,  the wonderful, yes the blue blue sky above
(repeat instru)   (then instrumental of whole series)

When we stop to gaze upon the town, then we feel like shouting, "we are here looking down"
When we stop to rest under the pinon tree, then we feel like sleeping, yes, right here in shade

Oh the beautiful,  the beautiful, the beautiful walking trail
Oh the wonder, the fabulous, oe'r the beautiful trail we go
(repeat instru)

When we wander away from the trail, softly walking carefully around the little tree
When we walk upon the soft soft earth, felling wonder at what this nature's worth

Oh the beautiful, the beautiful, the beautiful land I see
Oh the marvelous, the wonderful, the timeless things I feel
(repeat  instru)
Oh the beautiful, the beautiful, the ..................(repeat 4 times or so with, perhaps a full instrumental and then fade out)