OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER Basic
Hey do a left allemande, go right & left
Turn back one, turn a right hand round that pet and make a
Wrong way thar, men back up round the land
Shoot that star, left allemande, why don't ya weave the land
We're floatin' down, my honey, floatin' down
Swing your baby, promenade on down
You promenade 'em hand in hand, back to good old Dixieland
Floatin' down to Cotton Town
FIGURE Mainstream, corner progression
Heads right & left thru, and then you whirlaway
Slide thru to face the sides, swing thru I say
Boys run to the right, wheel & deal and then
You make a right hand star and turn exactly once and then
Those girls turn back, swing the corner waitin' there
Left allemande, come back and promenade
*Promenade those cajun queens, all the way to New Orleans
Floatin' down to Cotton Town
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*Promenade 'em down the trails where they load dem cotton bales
*Promenade you belles 'n' beaus, while that showboat whistle blows
*Promenade where dogwood bloom, and they love a rebel tune
*Promenade where banjos play in that good old fashioned way
*Promenade 'em home with ease to the land of black-eyed peas