When I was a child down in South CarolinaAs soon as the Saturday sun went on downMy folks and sister would go and leave me home all aloneGoing to that big square dancing townWell, my old radio would play that old Opry showSo I never got lonesome over LouI'd fall asleep in my chair and dream that I was right thereJust to sing in the whole night throughWhen my folks would come home, they'd be humming a songMom would smile and say, child, don't you knowThere ain't a thing in this world to make you fall in love, girlLike the San Antonio StrollWell, the day finally come when my mama said,It's about time you came with us as wellWell, I had me a time, yes, I danced all the nightTill they rang that old cracked midnight bellThen the lights went down low, the fiddler picked up his bowAnd he played something steady and slowAnd my sister Eileen had her husband to beThey held hands and began to strollI grew up in New York, I grew up in New YorkBeen away for a while, but it still brings a smileWhen I think of the way that it goesNow I'll sing it to you just so we both can doThat old San Antonio StrollNow I'll sing it to you just so we both can doThat old San Antonio StrollThat old San Antonio Stroll