Bully Of The Town / Powder Your Face With Sunshine May Irwin; Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers; many others 1896 | (MacGregor 742 side A) Fenton Jones |
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK
Allemande left, the ladies star, the gents stand where you be
The same old gent with the arm around just take a walk with me
Promenade with the bully of the town
Spread the star like box the flea
The gents star left you know
Pass this lady right on by, the next one promeno
Promenade your lady, promenade around
And she'll swing with the bully of the town
FIGURE
All 4 ladies to the left promenade the inside ring
Partners left, box the flea
Your corners you will swing
She'll swing with the bully of the town
Allemande left like a hottentot
You pass your honey to the old red hot
Turn your right hand lady with a right hand round
Your partner lady with the left hand around
Promenade your corner, now you're homeward bound
And she'll swing with the bully of the town
Repeat figure for the gents, using the line All 4 gents to the right...
The FIGURE (for Side B, Powder Your Face) works as follows:
Heads promenade FULL; then face the couple on their right (as those couples turn to the left to face the heads); WAIST swing (i.e., highland fling) facing dancer and face the center of the set (notice the outsides are half sashayed, hence the next call); outsides half sashay as centers box the gnat; centers pull by (all are facing original partner); Dopaso; take CORNER and promenade...