4 little ladies promenade go once inside the ring
Back out swing that man around
Join your hands, circle left go walkin' around the ring
Do an allemande left, weave the ring
Gloom, despair and agony on me
Deep, dark depression, excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all
Gloom, despair and agony on me

Heads (sides) square thru in the middle and get to 4 you know
Out to the corner girl, a right & left thru and turn 'em go
You veer to the left and then couples circulate and then
Ladies chain down the line, and say whoa-o-o-o-o-o
You roll away a half sashay, then star thru
Trade by, swing the corner, promenade her, too
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all
Gloom, despair and agony on me

Sides face grand square
I knew a gal who lived high up on a hill
Every Friday night she'd give my heart a thrill
One night I came a-callin', I ran down the hill a-bawlin'
Cause she'd run off with some old fart (guy) named Bill
Allemande left and weave
Gloom, despair and agony on me
Deep, dark depression, excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all
Gloom, despair and agony on me