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The Lawrence Welk Show was an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk. The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years, from 1951 to 1955, then nationally for another 16 years on ABC from 1955 to 1971, followed by 11 years in first-run syndication from 1971 to 1982. Repeat episodes are broadcast in the United States by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations. These airings incorporate an original program – usually, a color broadcast from 1965 to 1982 – in its entirety. In place of the commercials, newer performance and interview clips from the original stars and/or a family member of the performers are included; these clips are occasionally updated. See info about Lawrence Welk after the lyrics.
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{G} Goodnight, {B7} goodnight, until we {C} meet {Am } again {D7} Adios, {A} Au Revoir, Auf {D} Wiedersehn ’til {G} then And {Bm7} though it’s {E7} always sweet {Am} sorrow to part You {E} know you’ll {A7} always {D7} remain in my heart
Good {G} night, sleep {B7} tight, and pleasant {C} dreams to {Am} you. Here’s a {D7} wish and a {Em} prayer that every {GMAJ7} dream comes {G} true.
And {Bm7} now ’til {E7} we {D} meet {Am} again {D} Adios, Au Revoir, {D7} Auf [G] Wiedersehn
{ NO CHORDS } GOOD NIGHT!
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Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the television program The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known to his large audience of radio, television, and live-performance fans (and critics) as “champagne music”. Welk was born in the German-speaking community of Strasburg, North Dakota. He was sixth of the eight children of Ludwig and Christiana (nee Schwahn) Welk, Roman Catholic ethnic Germans who emigrated in 1892 from Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). The family lived on a homestead that is now a tourist attraction. They spent the cold North Dakota winter of their first year inside an upturned wagon covered in sod. Welk left school during fourth grade to work full-time on the family farm. Welk decided on a career in music and persuaded his father to buy a mail-order accordion for $400 (equivalent to $5,105 in 2019) He promised his father that he would work on the farm until he was 21, in repayment for the accordion. Any money he made elsewhere during that time, doing farmwork or performing, would go to his family. Welk did not learn to speak English until he was twenty-one and never felt comfortable speaking it in public. Welk became an iconic figure in the German-Russian community of the northern Great Plains. His success story personified the American dream.
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