Mark Clausing

OPENER - CLOSER

Sides face, grand square
Saturday night and the moon is out
I wanna head on over to the Twist & Shout
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
When it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
Gonna dance to a band from Lou'sian tonight
4 little ladies gonna promenade
Go once in the middle of the ring I say
Gonna get on home and swing & whirl
And promenade with the pretty little girl
Well you learned to dance with your rock n' roll
You learned to swing with a dosado
But you learned to love at the Fais-do-do
When you hear a little Jolie Blon

FIGURE

Head (side) 2 couples gonna promenade
You go 1/2 way 'round that ring I say
Walk into the middle & square thru & get 4 hands in the middle you do
4 hands & then do the right & left thru
Turn a little girl you're still not through
You're gonna veer to the left & ferris wheel tonight
Square thru & count 3
Git, git, git to the Cajun queen
Swing & whirl with the corner girl
Promenade get around that world
Well you learned to dance with your rock n' roll
You learned to swing with a dosado
But you learned to love at the Fais-do-do
When you hear a little Jolie Blon

MIDDLE BREAK

4 ladies gonna promenade go once around that ring I sing
Gonna get on home, swing & whirl, go once around with a Cajun girl
Join your hands circle to the left go moving walking round that set
Allemande left, gonna weave the ring tonight
Bring your momma, bring your poppa bring your sister too
Got lots of music and lots of room
Swing & whirl with the pretty little girl
Gonna promenade get round that world
You learn to dance with your rock and roll
You learned to swing with a dosado
But you learned to love at the Fais-do-do
When you hear a little Jolie Blon

TAG

Bow to the partner, corner of the hall
Whoa - that's it, that's all

Down At The Twist And Shout

Lyrics ID: 243

(Chorus)
Saturday night and the moon is out
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
When it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
Gonna dance to a band from Lou'sian' tonight

Well I never have wandered down to New Orleans
Never have drifted down a bayou stream
But I heard that music on the radio
And I swore some day I was gonna go
Down Highway 10 past Lafayette
To Baton Rouge and I won't forget
To send you a card with my regrets
'Cause I'm never gonna come back home

(Repeat chorus)

They got a alligator stew and a crawfish pie
A gulf storm blowin' into town tonight
Livin on the delta's quite a show
They got hurricane parties every time it blows
And here up north it's a cold, cold rain
And there ain't no cure for my blues today
Except when the paper says: Beausoleil is coming into town
Baby let's go down

(Repeat chorus)

Bring your mama, bring your papa, bring your sister too
They got lots of music and lots of room
When they play you a waltz from 1910
You gonna feel a little bit young again
Well you learned to dance with your rock 'n' roll
You learned to swing with a do-si-do
But you learn to love at the fais-do-do
When you hear a little Jolie Blon

(Repeat chorus)

Lyrics by Mary Chapin-Carpenter.