Lyrics

In the history of the polka genre in America, there have always been some songs that carried English language lyrics. Some of them are beautiful, but there have been relatively few to choose from.

Good news! We have developed original English language (and one Spanish language) lyrics to some of those beautiful original Vitak-Elsnic polkas and waltzes. Some are legacy, but most are completely new. And the themes include more than dancing, being in love or drinking beer (not that there is anything wrong with any of that!). Some of these lyrics have Christian themes, for those looking for new selections for polka-themed church services. Other examples of the diversity of the new lyrics include a tribute to a wounded warrior returning home, the story of a precocious 4-year old little boy, and the observations of a dancing blackbird.

We have a chart that indicates whether the lyrics have been written for male, female, or duet vocalists, as well as what musical arrangements they can be used with.

Lyrics may be purchased separately if you already own the music. We include the lyrics at no extra charge (FREE!) for orders of new charts or sheet music for the same titles.

The chart below indicates whether they lyrics have been written for male, female or duet vocalists, as well as what musical arrangements – which we carry – that they can be used with.

And more good news – the lyrics are only $5.00 each and can be instantly downloaded and printed out. To go to the complete list of lyrics click here.

	Vocalist
Song	M	F	M/F duet	Music Availability	Theme	Composer
Barbara Polka	x	x		SB, P, A	Neighbor girl selling cookies	Steven D. Harris
Blackbird Waltz	x	x		CB, SB	Story of a dancing blackbird	Steven D. Harris
Chicago Waltz	x	x		CB, SB, P	An ode to the city	Steven D. Harris
Dove Polka	x	x		SB, P, A	Dove means peace	Steven D. Harris
Green Meadow Waltz	x	x	x	CB, SB, P, A	Couple drifts apart but comes back together	Steven D. Harris
Helena Polka	x			CB, SB, P, A	True love is found at a polka dance	Steven D. Harris
Homecoming Waltz	x	x		CB, SB, P, A	Wounded vet returns home to love and support	Steven D. Harris
Hopeless Polka	x	x		CB, SB, P, A	We were all hopeless until Christ came to save us	Steven D. Harris
Innocence Waltz	x	x		SB, P, A	God frees us from sin	Steven D. Harris
Julida Polka	x			CB, SB, P, A	Spirited Julida wins me over	Steven D. Harris
Lehigh Valley Polka	x	x		SB	Party going on in the Lehigh Valley	Jacob C. Neupauer
My Dream Boat Waltz	x	x		CB, SB, P	Life’s a wonderful journey with you	Steven D. Harris
Night in May Waltz	x	x	x	CB, SB, P	Love lasts throughout the years	Steven D. Harris
Nina Bailando	x			SB, A	Spanish language version of Pretty Dancing Girl	Michael Morris
Our Mike Polka	x	x		CB, SB, P, A	He’s only four, but thinks he’s more	Steven D. Harris
Pretty Dancing Girl (Arise My Darling Polka)	x			SB, A	Song title tells it all	Bernie Roberts
Rain Rain Polka	x	x		CB, SB, P, A	It’s raining in my heart	Steven D. Harris
Red Head (Underneath the Elbe) Polka	x			SB, A	Girl’s red head curls caught my eye	Steven D. Harris
Red Raven Polka (I Love to Polka)	x	x		CB, SB, P, A	I love to polka with my sweetheart	Clayton Hopfensperger
Repeat Polka	x	x	x	CB, SB, P	Let’s try to work things out	Steven D. Harris
Snow Waltz	x	x	x	CB, SB	We’ll remember waltzing in the snow	Steven D. Harris
Springtime Polka	x	x		CB, SB, P	Baby’s coming	Steven D. Harris
St. Paul Waltz	x	x		SB, P	Story of Paul and Silus (Acts 16:16-40)	Steven D. Harris
Tinker Polka	x	x		CB, SB, P, A	Tinker with my heart no more	Steven D. Harris
Wedding Bells Polka	x	x		CB	I hear those wedding bells (newly discovered manuscript!)	Arthur Metzler and Steven D. Harris
Why We Parted Waltz	x	x	x	SB, P	Couple wrestles with breaking up but love is strong	Steven D. Harris
Note: Songs with Christian Lyrics are indicated in Red
Music Availability Key:
CB = Concert Band
SB = Small Band
P = Piano
A = Accordion