Basin Street Blues
Louis Armstrong (1928) 1926
  (Square Tunes 1112)   Glenn Walters
 
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OPENER - CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 1

Circle left
Won't you come along with me
Way down the Mississippi

Left allemande and dosado your own
Allemande left the corner and weave that ring, you roam
Weave it in and weave it out until you meet your maid
Swing your girl and all promenade
Promenade this lady, to the land of dreams
*Down the Mississippi, they call it New Orleans


ALTERNATE LYRICS

*Floatin' down the river, down to New Orleans

FIGURE    Mainstream, corner progression

Head (side) two couples promenade, go halfway
Down the middle and do the right & left thru
Flutter wheel and then sweep 1/4 more
Pass thru and touch 1/4, that's for sure
Scoot back and then, scoot back again
Swing your girl and promenade her
Promenade this lady, to the land of dreams
Down the Mississippi, they call it New Orleans


FIGURE (ALTERNATE)    Basic, corner progression

Head (side) two couples promenade, go halfway
Down the middle and do the right & left thru
Flutter wheel and then sweep 1/4 more
Pass thru and do the right & left thru, turn her
Touch 1/4 and split circulate two times
Swing your girl and promenade her
Promenade this lady, to the land of dreams
Down the Mississippi, they call it New Orleans


MIDDLE BREAK    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face, grand square
Now won't you come along with me
Down the Mississippi
We'll take a trip to the land of dreams
Floatin' down the river, down to New Orleans

Four ladies promenade, once around you go
Get back home and swing, swing and promenade
Promenade this lady to the land of dreams
Down the Mississippi, they call it New Orleans


TAG

Hey, walk around your corner, swing your partner
(Talk fast) I got them Basin Street Blues

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