Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Tickets to Floyd Collins at Lincoln Center Theater can be purchased here - floydcollinsbroadway.com

Written by: Adam Guetell
Orchestration: Bruce Coughlin
Musical Director: Ted Sperling

Orchestra:
Conductor: Ted Sperling
Associate Conductor: Will Curry
Violin/Concertmaster — Anna Parks
Violin — Elizabeth Lim Dutton
Violin/Mandolin — Eli Bishop
Viola/Violin — Will Curry
Cello — Peter Sachon, Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf
Bass — Elenore Oppenheim
Piano/Keyboard —Mike Stapleton
Guitar/Banjo — Kevin Ramessar
Drum/Percussion — Barbara Merjan
Reeds — Alden Banta
Harmonica — Yotam Ben-Or

Lyrics:
I'ma walk you through the mountain on a bearskin rug
Through the great halls you dream of
An' tell of so often
I'ma keep you jes' as warm as a goodnight hug
As we follow 'long the diamonds to the outside

You kin take me on a tour of the em'rald towers
To the spires of sapphires, an' waterfalls a' crystal
We'll lay down to sleep with the gypsum flowers
As we follow 'long the diamonds to the outside
Ooh...

Gonna git you outta there
To a land a' babies dancin' with a banjo in the air
And the sky is all lit up
With lemons and roses;
Ev'rythin' from your head to your toes is warm
Listen to me now...

I'ma walk you through the mountain on a bearskin rug
Through the great halls you dream of and tell of so often
I'ma take you by the hand and with a gentle tug

We'll be gone
We'll be long gone
As we follow 'long the diamonds to the outside
As we follow 'long the diamonds to the outside

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