Circle 8, go to the left
Now here's the story of my life
Left allemande, grand right and left you fly
I had to learn to be a caller
Promenade now while I try
To rear back, open up and let 'er fly
Heads wheel around & pass thru, on you go & star thru
Swing that little gal and promenade
I'm like a banty rooster in a big red rooster crowd
I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud

Left allemande, go forward 2 with a right & left hand turn
Chain the girls 3/4 round the square
Turn her to rollaway, go right & left like an allemande thar
Hold 'er tight, the men back up and star
Shoot the star & box the gnat, girls walk inside the track
I'm country fried & I don't care who knows it
Box the gnat to promenade, go walkin' with the crowd
I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud

Circle left
Well now they let me sing in church one Sunday morn
Left allemande, grand right and left again
And when I hit that high note
Promenade
'Cause shore as I was born
2 cows and 14 hogs came walkin' in
Heads wheel around & pass thru, on you go & star thru
Swing that little gal and promenade
I'm like a banty rooster in a big red rooster crowd
I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud

Circle left
I practiced callin' walkin' 'long behind a plow
Left allemande, grand right and left I cry
So I'll just call the promenade the only way that I know how
Just rear back, open up and let 'er fly
Heads wheel around & pass thru, on you go & star thru
Swing that little gal and promenade
Stand up with the city crowd
Swing 'er long and holler loud
I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud