4 ladies promenade go once around the ring Gonna get back home and swing there with your man Join hands, circle left, gonna move it round the ring Left allemande the corner, and you weave the ring *Sometimes you just can't be afraid to wear a different hat *If Columbus hadn't ventured out the world might still be flat *Nothing ventured, nothing gained Sometimes you've got to go against the grain
FIGURE Basic, corner progression
Head couples promenade go halfway round the ring Walk to the middle, square thru 4 Get all the way and then right & left thru I say You veer to the left and ferris wheel once more You square thru 3 and look for the corner she Swing that corner lady round, you're gonna promenade for me Nothing ventured, nothing gained Sometimes you've got to go against the grain
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*Well, Noah took much ridicule for building his great ark *After 40 days and 40 nights he was looking pretty smart *He was strong enough to fight the wind and rain
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained Sometimes you've got to go against the grain