Swing Low Sweet Chariot Fisk Jubilee Singers; Apollo Jubilee Quartette; Joan Baez; many others 1865 | (Blue Ribbon 236) Jerry Murray |
OPENER - CLOSER Basic - SSD Week 1
Well the four little ladies gonna promenade, go movin' round the ring
Get back home and swing that man around
Join your hands and circle to the left there, go rockin', rockin', rollin' round
And allemande left the corner, weave the ring
Swing low sweet chariot
Swing the lady round and promenade
Swing low sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
FIGURE Basic, corner progression
Well now those heads promenade and go, get halfway round the ring
Walk into the middle and then a right & left thru
Square thru and count 'em four, get a walkin' round that floor
When you get out there you do the right & left thru
Swing thru and then swing thru again
Swing that corner lady, promenade
Swing low sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
MIDDLE BREAK Basic - SSD Week 4
Sides face grand square
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Comin' for to carry me home
A band of Square Dancers were comin' after me
Comin' for to carry me
Circle left
Swing down chariots, come and let me ride
Hey, allemande left and promenade
Swing low sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
FIGURE
Four ladies chain ya go 3/4
And the head two promenade halfway
Then lead to the right and circle and ya break and make a line
Pass the ocean and relay the deucey there
Swing down chariots, come and let me ride
Keep movin' along and when you're done
Boys run and promenade
Comin' for to carry me home