Daddy was a family man and the only way he knew
To entertain the children when Ole Man Winter blew
Was to sit them down and gather them around that great big fireplace
And say these words as he watched the firelight flicker on each face
Once upon a time in a land far away
In the days of old there were knights so bold
And heroes saved the day
Once upon a time there were kingdoms on the hill
There were dungeons deep in the castle keep
And soldiers of iron will
He'd make us see it all in every line
And he'd take us back to once upon a time
So turn the TV off, put the video games away
Come sit down beside me, tell me what you did today
And I'll sit you down and I'll take you around to a world of fantasy
Where anything you dream tonight waits there for you and me
Once upon a time in a land far away
There were days of old and knights so bold
And heroes saved the day
Once upon a time way up around the bend
There were days of glory and every story had a happy end
And the ballads of the old-time minstrel's rhyme
Way on back in once upon a time
Seems like we don't spend enough time together anymore
It's throw on your clothes and fix your lunch, slam that kitchen door
Then we all come home at night and sit around and stare
At that big ole box full of nothing over in the corner there
But once upon a time, oh things were different then
There were dungeons, dragons and gypsy wagons and the days of way-back-when
Once upon a time there was still a wrong and right
Before we got the power to blow it all into the night
Tell me now wouldn't it be fine
If this could still be once upon a time
Children, it could still be fine
Tonight could still be once upon a time
To entertain the children when Ole Man Winter blew
Was to sit them down and gather them around that great big fireplace
And say these words as he watched the firelight flicker on each face
Once upon a time in a land far away
In the days of old there were knights so bold
And heroes saved the day
Once upon a time there were kingdoms on the hill
There were dungeons deep in the castle keep
And soldiers of iron will
He'd make us see it all in every line
And he'd take us back to once upon a time
So turn the TV off, put the video games away
Come sit down beside me, tell me what you did today
And I'll sit you down and I'll take you around to a world of fantasy
Where anything you dream tonight waits there for you and me
Once upon a time in a land far away
There were days of old and knights so bold
And heroes saved the day
Once upon a time way up around the bend
There were days of glory and every story had a happy end
And the ballads of the old-time minstrel's rhyme
Way on back in once upon a time
Seems like we don't spend enough time together anymore
It's throw on your clothes and fix your lunch, slam that kitchen door
Then we all come home at night and sit around and stare
At that big ole box full of nothing over in the corner there
But once upon a time, oh things were different then
There were dungeons, dragons and gypsy wagons and the days of way-back-when
Once upon a time there was still a wrong and right
Before we got the power to blow it all into the night
Tell me now wouldn't it be fine
If this could still be once upon a time
Children, it could still be fine
Tonight could still be once upon a time
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Americana (1987)
Michael Martin Murphey popular songs
- Maybe This Time
- Wildfire
- Red River Valley
- What’s Forever For
- Radio Land
- Face to Face with the Night
- The Pony Man
- Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew’s Song)
- O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
- Disenchanted
- Got to Pay the Fiddler
- Woodsmoke in the Wind
- Wild Ripplin’ Waters
- Pearls in the Snow
- The Running Blood
- Family Tree
- Two Step Is Easy
- Cool Water
- Rings of Life
- Two-Step ’Round The Christmas Tree
- River of Time
- I’m Gonna Miss You, Girl
- The Old Chisholm Trail
- Love Affairs