Sides face, grand square
I came here lookin' for something
I couldn't find anywhere else
Hey, I'm not trying to be nobody
I just want a chance to be myself, circle left
I spent a thousand miles a-thumbing
Yes, I've worn blisters on my heels, allemande left and promenade
Trying to be something better
Here on the Streets of Bakersfield

Head couples promenade you go half
Then pass the ocean there, extend
Swing thru and then the boys run
Couples circulate and ferris wheel
Double pass thru then cloverleaf
Centers pass thru and the corner swing, promenade
Trying to find me something better
Here on the Streets of Bakersfield

Sides face, grand square
Spent some time in San Francisco
I spent a night there in the can
They threw this drunk man in my jail cell
I took fifteen dollars from that man, circle left
Left him my watch and my old house key
Don't want folks thinking that I'd steal, allemande left and promenade
Then I thanked him as I was leaving