Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1212957 By Patti Page. By Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart. Arranged by Timothy Stapay/Jon England. Broadway,Country,Film/TV,Musical/Show,Singer/Songwriter,Standards. Score. 8 pages. Timothy Stapay #810154. Published by Timothy Stapay (A0.1212957). The famous country music song, Tennessee Waltz is arranged as played by internationally famous pianist Jon England.Tennessee Waltz is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording – as The Tennessee Waltz – by Patti Page.All versions of the lyrics narrate a situation in which the persona has introduced his or her sweetheart to a friend who then waltzes away with her or him. The lyrics are altered for pronoun gender on the basis of the gender of the singer.The popularity of Tennessee Waltz made it the fourth official song of the state of Tennessee in 1965. Page's recording was inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.Lyrics below:I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee WaltzWhen an old friend I happened to seeI introduced her to my loved oneAnd while they were dancingMy friend stole my sweetheart from meI remember the night and the Tennessee WaltzNow I know just how much I have lostYes, I lost my little darling the night they were playingThe beautiful Tennessee WaltzI was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee WaltzWhen an old friend I happened to seeI introduced her to my loved oneAnd while they were dancingMy friend stole my sweetheart from meI remember the night and the Tennessee WaltzNow I know just how much I have lostYes, I lost my little darling the night they were playingThe beautiful Tennessee WaltzInternational piano-playing phenomenon Jon England has been giving enthusiastic audiences what they want since 1979 when, at the relatively young age of 19, he wowed night-club goers in his native Great Britain with sparkling and unique renditions of everything from “New York, New York†to Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blueâ€.