Wabash Cannonball The Carter Family; Roy Acuff; many others 1882 | (Top 25168) Deuce Williams |
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER Basic
Join your hands, circle to the left go walking 'round the square
Allemande left and allemande thar, go forward 2 from there
That's right & left and the men swing in and back on down the track
Shoot the star, go all the way around to the corner, box the gnat
Dosado it's once around then you go left allemande
Come on back and swing a little partner, promenade that land
*Gotta promenade that lady, walking around the hall
Get your tickets for a ride on the Wabash Cannonball
FIGURE Plus, corner progression
1 & 3 separate go halfway around the square
Come down the middle and star thru, circle 4 right there
Head gents break and make a line, go up to the middle and back
Right & left thru and turn the girls, then fan the top like that
Square thru 3/4 and pass your partner by
Swing with the next little lady, promenade and I'll tell you why
*She's mighty tall and handsome and known quite well by all
She's the combination on the Wabash Cannonball
TAG
Yes, get your tickets for a ride on the Wabash Cannonball
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*There's a girl from Tennessee, she's long and she's tall
She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonball
*From the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters fall
No chances can be taken on the Wabash Cannonball
Features Deuce's call "Fan The Top" introduced in Oct. 1967.