Sides face, grand square
From the corners of the country
From the cities and the farms
With years and years of living tucked up
Underneath their arms (Allemande and weave)
They walked away from everything
Just to see a dream come true
So God bless the boys who make the noise
On Sixteenth Avenue

Heads square thru
Dosado that one
Swing thru and then boy run right
Couples circulate and a ferris wheel
Double pass thru and the leaders trade
Swing and promenade
So God bless the boys who make the noise
On Sixteenth Avenue

Sides face, grand square
(Music plays for 32 beats)
Four ladies promenade one time around
Swing and promenade
So God bless the boys who make the noise
On Sixteenth Avenue

Sides face, grand square
Now some were born to money
Never had to say "survive'
And others swing a nine-pound hammer
Just to stay alive (Allemande and weave)
They're cowboys, drunks, and Christians
Mostly white and black and blue
They all dialed a phone collect to home
On Sixteenth Avenue