Circle left
First thing I remember knowing
Was a lonesome whistle blowing
Left allemande that corner, weave the ring
Just a lonely rebel child from a family meek and mild
Let's box the gnat, the girls star left two times
I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
Let's swing the lady round and promenade
Oh, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better but her pleadings I denied
And leaves only me to blame, cause mama tried

1 & 3 (2 & 4) square thru 4 hands in the middle you do
When you see that corner girl make a right hand star
Heads star left in the middle of the town, you gonna turn it once around
To the same two you go right & left thru and then dive thru
You star thru and cross trail, well the corner lady swing
Let's swing the corner round, promenade
Oh, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better but her pleadings I denied
And leaves only me to blame, cause mama tried