[Verse 1: Square-dance caller male MC, fast caller patter over a stomping kick and handclaps] Bow to your partner, bow to your corner, I'm the man up on the hay Got the barn on Saturday, and the whole county wants to play Then she walks in in a gingham skirt with a new boy on her arm Polished boots and slicked-back hair like he inherited the farm Well, I can't stop the music, and I can't call off the date But I can call the figures, son, and the figures seal your fate Circle left and circle right, now everybody turn Boy, you came to dance with her, but you came in here to learn [Hook: Square-dance caller male MC, full band] Allemande left, and swing that corner girl Do-si-do the widow, give the farmer's wife a whirl Every time he reaches her, I call him round the bend Allemande left, partner, and left is how you end [Verse 2: Square-dance caller male MC, faster, harmonica between the calls] Grand right and left, and I'm grinnin' on the bale He's been passed through every hand in the barn just like the mail Swung the deacon's sister, swung the twins from up the hollow Every time he gets back close, I got one more call to follow Ladies chain and gents star, and the boy is turnin' green Swung a hay bale and a goat and every cousin in between And she's laughin' at the corner, and I figure that I won Then she cups her hands and hollers, "Caller, can I call me one?" [Hook: Square-dance caller male MC, full band] Allemande left, and swing that corner girl Do-si-do the widow, give the farmer's wife a whirl Every time he reaches her, I call him round the bend Allemande left, partner, and left is how you end [Call and Response: square-dance caller male MC calls, female dancer answers, the call comes back faster] Allemande left! Allemande right, and caller, climb on down off of the hay Do-si-do! Do-si-don't, I came with who I came with, and I'm leavin' the same way Swing your partner! Swing your own, you ain't had a partner since the spring Promenade! Promenade yourself, cowboy, now I'm callin' everything Everybody circle left around the man up on the bale Allemande left, caller, you got left, and that's the tale [Final Hook: Square-dance caller male MC, full band] Allemande left, and swing that corner girl Do-si-do the widow, give the farmer's wife a whirl Every time he reaches her, I call him round the bend Allemande left, partner, and left is how you end [End]
