A Nickel For The Fiddler
Guy Clark 1975
  (Riverboat 1271)   Mel Wilkerson
 
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OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER    Basic

Hey, do an allemande left with the corner, turn partner by the right
Men star left go straight acrossC, turn the opposite by the right
Hold on to a wrong way thar and the boys back in with a left hand in, then
Slip the clutch, skip one, then a right & left grand my friend
*It's a nickel for the fiddler, and a nickel for his tune
Swing that girl and you promenade, you go walking around that room
**It's a high holiday on the 21st of June
It's country music in the park and in everybody's room


ALTERNATE LYRICS

*It's fountains full of dogs and kids and mom's apple pie
...
**It's the ones who came to play, it's the ones who's passing by
It's a coat of many colors and it almost makes me cry


Closer Lyrics

He's a fiddler from the country, he swears he's 83
...
It's the old ones and the young ones, and it's plain they have a dream
It's country music in the park as far as they can see


FIGURE    Basic - SSD Week 9, corner progression

Well the head 2 couples promenade, go halfway around the ring
Now lead to the right and circle 4, you make a line & then
Do the right & left thru and turn that girl and when you're there
Well pass the ocean, girls in the middle will trade and go
Swing thru go once and a half
Everybody half circulate
Boys run right and promenade
It's a nickel for the fiddler, It's a nickel for his tune
Put a nickel in the tambourine, He'll play another tune


ALTERNATE LYRICS

*It's a nickel for the fiddler, it's a nickel for his tune
It's a nickel for the tambourine on a Sunday afternoon


FIGURE    Mainstream - SSD Week 11, corner progression

Head two couples slide thru and then pass thru
Circle up 4, you break right out and make a line
Pass thru, tag the line all the way through and then face in
Pass the ocean (boys in the middle)
All 8 circulate go twice, boys start left swing thru
Boys run right, keep her and promenade
It's a nickel for the fiddler, It's a nickel for his tune
Put a nickel in the tambourine, He'll play another tune


TAG

Hey bow to the partner, and bow to the corner
Good job guys - well done

Formerly RIV 221


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