Circle Harry Chapin; The Limeliters; Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger 1971 | (Seven C's 222) David Cox, Kay Walker |
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER Basic - SSD Week 4
Sides face, grand square
*All my life's a circle
Sunrise and sundown
The moon rose through the nighttime
Till the daybreak comes around
Circle left
All my life's a circle
Left allemande, swing and promenade
Seasons spinning 'round again
The years keep rolling by
FIGURE (1 - BASIC)
Heads square thru four hands now
Meet your corner, right & left thru
Do a half sashay and then touch 1/4
(Each group of 4) make a right hand star you do
Heads star left one time now
Swing your corner, promenade
No clear-cut beginnings
And so far no dead ends
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER (ALTERNATE) Basic - SSD Week 1
Circle left
All my life's a circle, sunrise and sundown
Men star right one time and then
Left allemande and weave that ring
All my life's a circle
Swing and you promenade
Seasons spinning 'round again
The years keep rolling by
FIGURE (2 - MAINSTREAM) Mainstream, corner progression
Heads promenade halfway around
Sides pass the ocean, extend
Single hinge, centers trade, swing thru
Scoot back and go
Boys run right and then you slide thru
Swing and promenade
Seasons spinning 'round again
The years keep rolling by
FIGURE (3 - BASIC)
Heads right & left thru and turn 'em
Do a half sashay and touch 1/4
With the outside 2 make a right hand star
Then the heads star left inside
Meet the corner girl and touch 1/4
Scoot back, swing and promenade
No clear-cut beginnings
And so far no dead ends
FIGURE (4 - PLUS) Plus, corner progression
Heads promenade go halfway
Sides single circle to a wave
Sides explode and a double pass thru
Peel off, bend the line and then
Right & left thru, turn the girl and pass the ocean
All 8 circulate, swing and promenade
No clear-cut beginnings
So far no dead ends
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*Seems like I've been here before, I can't remember when
I've got this funny feeling that we'll be together again
No straight lines make up my life, all my roads have bends
No clear-cut beginnings, so far no dead ends
*I've found you a thousand times, I guess you've done the same
And then we lose each other, it's just like a children's game
And as I find you here again, a thought runs through my mind
Our love is like a circle, let's go round one more time
TAG
4 ladies chain across and back
All my life's a circle
Join hands and circle left
All my life's a circle