Sides face, grand square
Don't bury me 'till I'm ready
Don't try to say I'm gonna be missed
Don't wave me goodbye, son, I'll spit in your eye
Cause I ain't going out like this
All 4 ladies promenade, go walkin' around the ring
Get back, swing and promenade
Don't wave me goodbye, son, I'll spit in your eye
Cause I ain't going out like this

Head (side) 2 couples promenade, go 1/2 way around the ring
Come into the middle & do the right & left thru
You flutter wheel around that floor then you sweep 1/4 more
You pass thru, swing thru you do, boys run
Ferris wheel, & then those centers pass thru
Swing that corner girl and promenade
Don't wave me goodbye, son, I'll spit in your eye
Cause I ain't going out like this

All 4 ladies promenade, go walkin' around the ring
Get back and swing with your man
You join hands and circle to the left around you go
Do an allemande left & weave the ring
Don't bury me 'till I'm ready
Swing that girl and then you promenade
I've spent all my life on the bottom
But by the grace of God I'm going to go out on the top

Sides face, grand square
They tell me I'm too old to cut the mustard
That I should go and rest a spell
They say that I'll be dead any day now
But they don't know this old boy too well
All 4 ladies promenade, go walkin' around the ring
Get back, swing and promenade
I've spent all my life on the bottom
But by the grace of God I'm going to go out on the top