Coward Of The County
Kenny Rogers 1979
  (Red Boot 248)   Don Williamson
 
two columns

OPENER    Mainstream

Circle left
Everyone considered him the coward of the county
Left allemande the corner and dosado your own
The men star by the left now it's once around the ring go
Turn thru, left allemande and weave around the ring
Promise me son not to do the things I've done
Dosado and promenade the land
It don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man


FIGURE    Mainstream - SSD Week 12, corner progression

Heads flutter wheel and sweep 1/4 more now
Pass thru and dosado one time around
Swing thru and then the boys run to the right now
1/2 tag the line, you scoot back and then
Boys run to the right, slide thru and swing the corner
Left allemande and promenade the land
It don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man


MIDDLE BREAK    Mainstream

Circle left
One day while he was workin' the Gatlin boys came calling
Left allemande the corner and dosado your own
The men star by the left now it's once around the ring go
Turn thru, left allemande and weave around the ring
Promise me son not to do the things I've done
Dosado and promenade the land
It don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man


FIGURE (ALTERNATE)   

Heads pass thru around one and make a line now
Lines pass thru, do a u-turn back and then
Touch 1/4 then you track & trade my friend
When you're through couples ferris wheel once again
Centers square thru 3/4 round you do
Swing the corner, promenade
It don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man


CLOSER    Mainstream

Circle left
When Tommie left the bar not a Gatlin boy was standing
Left allemande the corner and dosado your own
The men star by the left now it's once around the ring go
Turn thru, left allemande and weave around the ring
I promised you dad not to do the things you've done
Dosado and promenade the land
Please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek
Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man


TAG

Everyone considered him the coward of the county

Track & Trade:
from mini-wave columns the first 2 track two while the
last 2 column circulate and trade, ending in 2-faced lines.

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Cue sheet: https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/cuesheet.php?RecordId=1779
Lyrics:    https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/lyrics.php?LyricsId=184