The Williamson Folk Festival is a memory now. Our final gathering took place on Sunday, July 6, 2003.

Thank you to Jan Klapetzky and Elmeda Payne for their unwavering dedication and commitment to provide the most peaceful and serene setting for this celebration or words, music, and friendship.

Pray My Song To Keep

Words & music by Joe LaMay

I recall the first time I stood upon this stage
Pray my songs to keep
My dreams were young then - new words upon the page
Pray my songs to keep
The days were longer - I sang with all my heart
With everyone who gathered here
Now the sun sets on a golden memory
Pray my songs to keep

So many voices have echoed through the years
Pray their songs to keep
So many stories - the laughter and the tears
Pray their songs to keep
As every summer we'd meet upon this ground
To share the sacred melodies
Now the sun sets on a golden memory
Pray their songs to keep

Now for the last time we stand upon this stage
Pray our songs to keep
Like all the good things - our time has come of age
Pray our songs to keep
So let's raise a glass of the sweetest homemade wine
And toast the ones who brought us here
And as the sun sets on this golden memory
Pray our songs to keep
And as the sun sets on this golden memory
Pray our songs to keep

©2003 Joe LaMay