Now 4 little ladies promenade, you go walking round the ring
Get home and swing there with your man
Now all join hands and circle to the left around you go
Left allemande go weavin' round you know
Yes, I got my education out behind the barn
Swing your girl and promenade
Passed each examination on my daddy's farm
I got my education out behind the barn

Now 1 & 3 you promenade go halfway around
Then 2 & 4 you do the right & left thru
Now touch 1/4, now boys run to the right you know
Go right & left thru and turn the girl, star thru and load the boat
*I smoked my first cigarette out behind the barn
Swing your corner, promenade
I got so sick you should have seen, how that tobacco turned me green
I almost died of nicotine, out behind the barn

*I wish I could go again out behind the barn
Swing your corner, promenade
You may think it ain't no fun to be a poor old farmer's son
But you don't know the things I've done, out behind the barn