OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER
Four little ladies chain I say
3/4 round in the usual way
Join hands and make a great big ring
Circle to the left
Allemande left, allemande thar
Go right and left and make a star
Men back up and make a right hand star
Shoot that star full turn around
Slip the clutch, left allemande
Come back and promenade her home
*I'm tired of runnin' on the same old track
*Bought a one-way ticket and I won't be back
This golden rocket is a rollin' my blues away
FIGURE Basic, corner progression
1 & 3 promenade halfway around the ring I say
Down the middle and do a right & left thru, turn your girl
Star thru, pass thru, swing thru two by two
Boys run right, couples circulate
Wheel & deal, dive thru
Square thru 3/4 around and
Swing that corner and promenade
*I want a good engine a runnin' on time
*So baby I'm switching to another line
This golden rocket is a rollin' my blues away
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*That old conductor, he seemed to know
You've done me wrong, I was feeling low
*I kissed my baby in the station door
That whistle blew like it never before
*Now from your call board, erase my name
Your fire's run out and you've lost your flame
*Hear a thunder on through the night
This golden rocket is doing me right
*The brakeman started singing a song
Said you're worried now, but it won't be long