I was dancing with my baby   To that Tennessee Waltz   When an old friend I happened, happened to see   I didn't know I was gonna see him      I introduced him to my baby   While, while they kept on playing   That friend stole my sweetheart   Away from me, yes, he did      I remember, yeah, that night   Of that beautiful Tennessee Waltz   Oh you know, you'll never know   You'll never know just how much I've lost      I lost my baby, my sweet baby   While, while they kept on playing   That beautiful Tenne, Tennessee Waltz   Yeah yeah yeah, now      I remember, yeah, that night   Of that beautiful Tennessee Waltz   Oh you know, you know, you know   Just how much I've lost, oh honey, I've lost too much, yeah      I've lost my baby, my sweet baby   While, while they kept on playing   That beautiful, wonderful, that marvelous, yeah man, that glorious   That cotton pickin' Tenne, Tennessee Waltz, hey baby      I lost my baby, na na na na baby