Sides face grand square
*Everyone considered him the coward of the county
He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
His mama named him Tommy, folks just called him "yella"
Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong
Circle left
Promise me son not to do the things I've done
Allemande, swing, promenade
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
Son you don't have to fight to be a man

Heads (sides) flutter wheel move it around the ring go
Star thru, pass thru, dosado my friend
Swing thru 2 by 2, boys run to the right
Girls trade, tag the line, face to the right and then
Wheel & deal to face, single circle 3/4
When you're through, star thru, promenade and then
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
Son you don't have to fight to be a man

Heads (sides) up to the middle & back & then square thru
4 hands around the ring, you're gonna move 'er go
Do the right & left thru, turn the girl, pass thru
Trade by, pass thru & trade by again
Dosado look her in the eye, star thru, load the boat
Find the corner lady, you'll swing and promenade
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
Son you don't have to fight to be a man

Twenty years of crawling was bottled up inside him
He wasn't holding nothing back, he let 'em have it all
When Tommy left the bar room not a Gatlin boy was standing
He said this one's for Becky as he watched the last one fall
Circle left
Promise me son not to do the things I've done
Allemande, swing, promenade
Now don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek
Sometimes you gotta fight to be a man