Left allemande the corner, dosado and then
Those men star left one time, meet a girl
All 8 spin the top, girls you star the boys move up
All 8 spin the top, boys you star, the girls move up
And when you meet you turn thru with your sweet
Left allemande and promenade
It's gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away

Well now the heads (sides) square thru 4 hands you do, a dosado
Swing thru and go, boys you trade, run around the girl
Bend the line & then go right & left thru, rollaway I say
Touch 1/4 that way, boys turn back, swing and promenade
It's gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away

Circle left
And it will take the Mississippi
The Rio Grand and the Ohio
Men star right and ya roll it tonight
Left allemande and you weave the ring
That muddy Mississippi and the Tennessee
Swing your lady and promenade for me
It's gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away

Left allemande, ya swing 'er twice