Royal Telephone
Charlie Landsborough 1919
  (B Bar H 20004)   Brian Hotchkies
 
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OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face, grand square
Telephone to glory, oh what joy divide
I can feel the current moving on the line
Made by God the Father for His very own
You can talk to Jesus

Four ladies chain
Central's never busy
Chain the lady back
Turn a little girl and promenade go round the track
*It is a royal service, made for one and all
When you get in trouble, give this royal line a call


ALTERNATE LYRICS

*There will be no waiting on this royal line
Telephone to glory always answers just in time


FIGURE    Basic - SSD Week 8, corner progression

Heads (sides) right & left thru turn a little girl and then
Square thru 4, side (head) two half sashay
Everybody swing thru, all the boys run to the right
And then a right & left thru, turn tonight
Pass thru, wheel & deal, the center two
Pass thru, swing the corner and promenade you do
*It is a royal service, made for one and all
When you get in trouble, give this royal line a call





(Hexagon version)

OPENER    Basic

Circle to the left
Telephone to glory, oh what joy divine
I can feel the current moving on the line

Men star right it's once around the set
Pass your partner by, go to the corner allemande left
Grand right & left and you're gonne move it right along
Meet your pretty little girl across the ring and then
Swing your lady, promenade the line
Telephone to glory always answers just in time

FIGURE (2, 6)    Mainstream, corner progression

Sides face your partner, backup up & you make 2 lines
Forward up to the middle & back,
Now touch 1/4 there
Single file circulate twice, boys run to the right
Now pass the ocean and the ladies trade
Recycle, star thru and swing
Swing the corner lady, promenade back home again
It is a royal service made for one and all
When you get in trouble give this royal line a call


FIGURE (3, 7)    Basic - SSD Week 9, corner progression

Head couples pass the ocean and then extend
Swing thru, boy run to the right, my friend
Couples circulate, chain down the line
Turn the lady, square thru in time
3/4 round, swing the corners all
Promenade that lady go walking round the hall
It is a royal service made for one and all
When you get in trouble give this royal line a call


FIGURE (4)    Mainstream, corner progression

Heads pass the ocean and the ladies trade
Extend, all 12 circulate, all 12 circulate
Swing thru, turn thru, allemande left
Go back and dosado the partner waiting there
Swing the corner lady and you promenade the square

FIGURE (5)    Basic, R-H lady progression

6 ladies chain across to original partner
Now rollaway and circle left
6 ladies rollaway again, allemande left
To an allemande thar, go right and left boys
Swing in you go and star, slip the clutch
Allemande left and promenade

FIGURE (8)

Heads pass the ocean and then extend
Swing thru, boy run right around and then
Couples circulate you know, couples circulate again
Now bend the line, do the right & left thru my friend
Forward up to the middle, come on back
Now girls stand pat, boys walk straight across to the corner, swing
Swing that girl and promenade, go walking the line
Telephone to glory always answers just in time

FIGURE (9)

6 ladies chain across, turn a little girl and don't get lost
Head couples square thru you know
4 hands around and meet the corner girl and go
Swing thru and now boys trade
Boy run to the right, bend the line, a right & left thru
Turn with that lady, star thru you know
Pass thru, allemande left
Come back and swing your partner round and round
Everybody bow to the partner
Turn and bow to the corner of the hall...thank you!

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