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
FIGURE Basic, corner progression
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
MIDDLE BREAK Basic
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