It took me 90 minutes to transcribe this, never mind setting it up on the Web; so you had better enjoy it.
Song.......Backwards Square (Blue Bonnet Rag)
Caller......Vaughn Parrish
Music......The Uptowners
Record....Kalox 1222
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Um, R-E-N-R-O-C--that's Corner spelled backwards. Felt. That's Left spelled backwards, and then the Ghirt put on the--[oops!]--T put on the proper side. Ghirt would be Right. We'd have no more trouble with the Right and Left if we changed to Ghirt and Felt. So all you have to do is listen to what I say, spell it backwards, look at it, and then do it. Good luck.
Now Wob to the Rentrap--that's Bow to the Partner. Then Wob to the Renroc--that's the Corner. Join hands, Circle to the Felt. You Circle to the Felt, go 'round the land. Felt Nallelamde [Left Allemande] with your felt nahd [hand]. Here we go, and a Ghirt-and-Felt Grand. A ghirt and felt go 'round the ring. Meet a rentrap, Rolnepade, that's a Promenade. Rolnepade 'til you get back home.
When you get there, ' like to have Noe and Erth--that's One and Three--go Up to the Dimmle [middle] and Come on Back. Urqes Thru Four Hands--that's a Square Thru Rouf Hands. When you meet your renroc, do a Ghirt-and-Felt Thru--that's a Right-and-Left Thru, turn the girl. Then the insides arch. Vid Thru [Dive Thru], then Sap Thru--that's a Pass Thru. Ghirt-and-Felt Thru the outside two and turn a little girl. Insides arch, Vid Thru, then Sap Thru, and do a Ghirt-and-Felt Thru with the outside two, turn a girl. Insides arch, then Vid Thru, then Square Thru Erth-Rouf'ers [Three-Fourths or Three-Quarters] 'round, then look for the renroc. Felt Nallelamde with your felt hand. Rentrap ghirt, and a Ghirt-and-Felt Grand. Well, a ghirt and felt go 'round the ring. When you meet 'em, everybody Ghings, that's a Swing, Ghings, Ghings, Swing. Then put her on the ghirt and Circle to the Felt. Circle to the Felt, and there you are. Felt Nallelamde, and an Allemande Arth--that's a Thar--go ghirt, then felt. Rats by the Ghirt--that's Star by the Right. Back up in the middle of the night. Now Shoot the Rats [Star], go Forward Two with a ghirt, then felt. Rats by the Ghirt again. Back up, back up in the middle there, men. Now Shoot the Rats, and Box the Tang [Gnat]. Look her in the eye. Then pull her by. Felt Nallelamde. Here we go, and a Ghirt-and-Felt Grand, a ghirt and felt go 'round the ring. Meet a rentrap, Rolnepade. Well, Rolnepade 'til you get back home.
When you're home, we'd like to have Owt and Rouf--that's Two and Four--go In to the Dimmle and Back. Then Lead to the Ghirt and Circle Up Rouf. Break out, make a line of rouf. Go Up to the Dimmle and Back, you reel. Sap Thru, and do a Wheel and Lead--that's a Wheel and Deal. Do a Buddle Sap Thru [Double Pass Thru]. First Couple Go Felt, Next Couple Go Ghirt. Do a Ghirt-and-Felt Thru and turn a little girl. Then Tross Crail Thru [Cross Trail Thru] and look for the renroc. Felt Nallelamde! Here we go, and a Ghirt-and-Felt Grand. Well, a ghirt and felt around. Meet a rentrap, everybody Ghings again, that's Swing, Swing, Ghings, then put her on the ghirt and Circle to the Felt, around you go. Bust the ring with a So Paddo [Do Paso]--that's a felt to the rentrap, then a ghirt to the renroc, then a felt to the rentrap, Allemande Arth. Hang on to Mother and Rats by the Ghirt--that's Star by the Right. Back up there, men. Now Clip the Slutch [Slip the Clutch]. Felt Nallelamde with the ol' felt hand. Rentrap ghirt, a Ghirt-and-Felt Grand. When you meet her, Rolnepade. Take a walk with a pretty little maid.
When you get her home, Owt and Rouf--that's Two and Four--get In to the Dimmle and Back. Urqes Thru Four Hands--that's Square Thru Rouf Hands around. When you meet your renroc, Dosido--I don't know how to say that backwards. Make a-the ocean wave. Now Ghings Thru--that's a Swing Thru--half ghirt, half felt. Ghings Thru again. Half ghirt, and half by the felt. Now Nips the Pot--that's Spin the Top--half ghirt, and the boys erth-rouf'er; girls move up. Nips the Pot again. And the boys move up. Do a Ghirt-and-Felt Thru and turn 'em. Insides arch. Then Vid Thru, then Square Thru Three-Quarters 'round; look for the renroc. Felt Nallelamde. Come back and Wob to the Rentrap, then Wob to the Renroc, too, and--that's it--we're through!