Ridin' For The Roundup In The Springtime Sons of the San Joaquin 1995 | (Hi Hat 5200) Ernie Kinney |
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER Basic - SSD Week 1
Circle left
*Cowboys all love springtime, on this we do agree
Grass and trees, birds and bees sing their symphony
Allemande left your corner, turn your partner by the right
Left allemande, then weave the ring tonight
Yippy ya, ridin' hell bent for leather
Hear the hoofbeats poundin' and my ole riata sing
Yippy yo, there just ain't nothin' better
Than ridin' for the roundup in the springtime
FIGURE Plus, corner progression
1 & 3 (2 & 4) go right & left thru, do a half sashay
Box the gnat, loor 'er in the eye, you'll fan the top that way
Extend, the ladies trade and now we'll swing thru
Boys trade and then, same boys run to the right
Tag the line all the way through, lady go left boy go right now
Swing that corner lady and promenade somehow
Yippy yo, there just ain't nothin' better
Than ridin' for the roundup in the springtime
FIGURE (ALTERNATE) Plus, corner progression
Head two couples promenade go halfway round the ring
Come into the middle, square thru 4 hands around I sing
All the way and then swing thru the outside two
Boys run to the right and couples circulate you do
Ladies hinge, flip the diamond, scoot back and go
Swing the corner lady and promenade you know
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*You can hear those cowboys rustlin' from their bunks at early dawn
They've checked their gear and riggin' as they cinch their saddles on
*When the doggies all are branded and we've turned the critter out
We're headin' for the tavern, every cowboy knows the route
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Ridin' for the roundup in the springtime