Branded Man Merle Haggard 1967 | (Sting 21604) Tommy P. Larsen |
OPENER Basic - SSD Week 4
Sides face grand square
I'd like to hold my head up
And be proud of who I am
But they won't let my secret go untold
Allemande left and weave the ring
I paid the debt I owed them but they're still not satisfied
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold
FIGURE Mainstream - SSD Week 12, corner progression
Heads (sides) promenade halfway
Come down square thru four
All the way, right & left thru
Pass thru, trade by, touch 1/4
Scoot back, come back and swing her
And promenade back home again
Now I'm a branded man - out in the cold
FIGURE (ALTERNATE)
The heads (sides) square thru 4
All the way, touch 1/4
Split circulate, single hinge
Girls trade, recycle, right & left thru
Veer left, veer right
Everybody veer right and promenade
All the way back home again
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold
MIDDLE BREAK Basic - SSD Week 4
Sides face grand square
When they let me out of prison
I held my head up high
Determined I would rise above the shame
Allemande left and weave the ring
But no matter where I'm living the black mark follows me
I'm branded with a number on my name
CLOSER Basic - SSD Week 4
Sides face grand square
If I live to be a hundred
I guess I'll never clear my name
'Cause everybody knows I've been in jail
Allemande left and weave the ring
No matter where I'm living I've got to tell them where I've been
Or they'll send me back to prison if I fail
TAG
Allemande left, swing her
I'm a branded man out in the cold