“Waltz Across Texas” was written by Quanah Talmadge Tubb, a nephew of the country singer Ernest Tubb who recorded and published as Billy Talmadge. Ernest Tubb recorded the song in 1965, and it became one of his best-loved numbers.
The song is a love song built for the dance floor. The singer wants nothing more than to waltz across the wide state of Texas with the one he loves in his arms; the sweep of the waltz and the sweep of the state become a single image of happiness.
Long a standard in Texas dance halls, the song crossed into country and bluegrass alike.
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