Mary's Vinyard Claude King 1971 | (Windsor 4969) Marv Lindner |
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Sides face, grand spin
*Old man Oscar Jills
Lives back in the Tennessee Hills
He's got him two or three stills
And he makes...silly water
**I made love to his sweet Martha
And pretty little Caroline
But the grapes in Mary's vinyard
Are the sweetest on the vine
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*I worked for him one time
Driving sour mash across the line
And he warned me to pay no mind
To his three daughters
**One was eighteen and one was twenty-two
Mary's age is like mine
But the grapes in Mary's vinyard
Are the sweetest on the vine
**He thinks he raised three little angels
"Ha, ha" I think that's fine
But the grapes in Mary's vinyard
Are the sweetest on the vine
FIGURE Mainstream, corner progression
Heads (sides) square thru four hands
Dosado with the corner man
Swing thru two by two, boys trade, turn thru
Left allemande, weave the ring
**I made love to his sweet Martha
Dosado and promenade the line
But the grapes in Mary's vinyard
Are the sweetest on the vine
(Note: At this point, if you want to use the Grand Spin, give
the command after "sweetest".)
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER (ALTERNATE)
Four ladies promenade around awhile
Gents fall in behind your date single file
Men roll out and take a backtrack
Meet your girl, box the gnat, dosado, weave the ring
**I made love to his sweet Marth
Dosado with Caroline
But the grapes in Mary's vinyard
Are the sweetest on the vine
TAG
Swing her boys
She's the sweetest on the vine