A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

I Dreamt I Dwelt In Old St. Paul
Saturday, October 4, 2008

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I dreamt I dwelt in old St. Paul
Down by the Mississippi
On a one bedroom houseboat by Hidden Falls
With an old cocker spaniel named Skippy
I had only a dog and an old houseboat
No money or clothing so fine
But I also dreamt that you came along
And you tied up your boat to mine
That you loved me
And tied up your boat to mine
That you gave me
A bottle of blueberry wine.

I dreamt that you knelt and kissed my hand,
And promised your love to me
We went off and danced to a country band
In a bar on West 7th Street
And we went to Mickey's for eggs and toast
And coffee at half past three
But I also dreamt which charmed me most
That you paid the check for me
'Cause you loved me
On a lovely night in fall
And you loved me
You loved me in St. Paul.

And now it's October and soon it will freeze
And we will be locked in a vise.
We might rather fly off to Los Angeles
Instead of a home in the ice.
But will you stay with me no matter how cold
The winter may be in St. Paul?
O promise me darling that though I am old
That you love me most of all,
That you love me
You love me in summer and fall
And you love me
In winter in St. Paul.