Circle left
Once I had a dream and my whole life seemed
Like a vision, but it wasn't so
Walk around that corner lady, see saw your own
Men star by the right and turn it one time around
Do a left allemande, come back and now you swing
Swing the lady around, you promenade round the ring
What a crying shame when you go through life
Draggin' chains, Lord, draggin' chains

Heads (sides) promenade, you go halfway around
Lead to the right, swing thru one time and then
Men run right and couples circulate tonight
You ferris wheel, centers pass thru and then
Swing thru and then box the gnat
Square thru 3/4 round you go, take that corner, promenade
What a crying shame when you go through life
Draggin' chains, Lord, draggin' chains

Circle left
You can shed a tear the next sound you hear
Is hope dissolving, it's a passing thing
Walk around that corner lady, see saw your own
Men star by the right and turn it one time around
Do a left allemande, come back and now you swing
Swing the lady around, you promenade round the ring
What a crying shame when you go through life
Draggin' chains, Lord, draggin' chains

Circle left
Well I tell my lies dressed in my disguise
And it's all boring, it's the thing to do
Walk around that corner lady, see saw your own
Men star by the right and turn it one time around
Do a left allemande, come back and now you swing
Swing the lady around, you promenade round the ring
What a crying shame when you go through life
Draggin' chains, Lord, draggin' chains