It Takes A Worried Man The Carter Family; Woody Guthrie; The Kingston Trio; Van Morrison; many others 1930 | (Cardinal 4) Jerry Routh |
OPENER Basic - SSD Week 1
4 ladies promenade, go once inside the ring
Get back home, find your man, give him a great big swing
Join all your hands, circle to the left and go
Do an allemande the corner, weave the ring
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
Swing that girl around and promenade along
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long
FIGURE Basic, corner progression
Head (side) two couples promenade, halfway around
Into the middle right & left thru, turn that girl around
Now square thru, go 4, 4 hands around
when you meet the outside two, swing thru
Boys run to the right, wheel & deal around
Swing that corner lady round, promenade around you go
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long
MIDDLE BREAK Basic - SSD Week 1
4 ladies promenade, go once inside the ring
Get back home, find your man, give him a great big swing
Join all your hands, circle to the left and go
Do an allemande the corner, weave the ring
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
Swing that girl around and promenade along
I went across that river to lay me down to sleep
When I awoke I had shackles on my feet
ALTERNATE LYRICS
Twenty-nine lengths of chain around my leg
On each one, the initials of my name
CLOSER Basic - SSD Week 1
4 ladies promenade, go once inside the ring
Get back home, find your man, give him a great big swing
Join all your hands, circle to the left and go
Do an allemande the corner, weave the ring
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
Swing that girl around and promenade along
I asked that ol' judge what's gonna be my fine?
He said, "29 years on the rocky mountain line"