Wabash Cannonball
The Carter Family; Roy Acuff; many others 1882
  (Old Timer 8065)   Joe Kirch
 
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OPENER    Basic - SSD Week 1

You all join hands and circle left it's round and round you go
It's an allemande left right where you stand, now here you don't be slow
Hand over hand around the ring and when you've met them all
Just promenade your lady home on the Wabash Cannonball

FIGURE   

First gent turn your lady round and then your corner, too
You step right back and turn your own, one time around will do
Now swing the right hand ladies, boys, you swing those ladies all
Now swing your opposite lady, she's the girl across the hall
You all join hands and circle left, now stretch 'em way out wide
And you dosi round your partner, boys, step on the old cowhide
Then chain the ladies cross the way as you listen to my call
Now promenade those ladies home on the Wabash Cannonball

FIGURE   

Next gent turn your lady round and then your corner, too
You step right back and turn your own, one time around will do
Now swing the right hand ladies, boys, you swing those ladies all
Now swing your opposite lady, she's the girl across the hall
You all join hands and circle left, now stretch 'em way out wide
And you dosi round your partner, boys, step on the old cowhide
Then chain the ladies cross the way as you listen to my call
Now promenade those ladies home on the Wabash Cannonball

MIDDLE BREAK    Basic

It's all around your corner and you dosi round your own
A left hand to your corner girl, a right hand to your own
Hand over hand around the ring and when you've met them all
Just promenade your lady home on the Wabash Cannonball

FIGURE   

Third gent turn your lady round and then your corner, too
You step right back and turn your own, one time around will do
Now swing the right hand ladies, boys, you swing those ladies all
Then swing your opposite lady, she's the girl across the hall
You all join hands and circle left, now stretch 'em way out wide
And you dosi round your partner, boys, step on the old cowhide
Then chain the ladies cross the way as you listen to my call
Now promenade those ladies home on the Wabash Cannonball

FIGURE   

Fourth gent turn your lady round and then your corner, too
You step right back and turn your own, one time around will do
Now swing the right hand ladies, boys, you swing those ladies all
Then swing your opposite lady, she's the girl across the hall
You all join hands and circle left, now stretch 'em way out wide
And you dosi round your partner, boys, step on the old cowhide
Then chain the ladies cross the way as you listen to my call
Now promenade those ladies home on the Wabash Cannonball

CLOSER    Basic

It's all around your corner and you dosi round your own
A left hand to your corner girl, and a right hand to your own
Hand over hand around the ring and when you've met them all
Just promenade right off the floor to the Wabash Cannonball

TAG

To the Wabash Cannonball

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