OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER Plus
Sides face, grand square
*There was a crowd gathered down by the river
Where me and Benny Thompson used to play
Wondered if they had the water
To wash their sins away
Head ladies center teacup chain
Yea they were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore
Singin' peace in the valley and preachin' up a storm
FIGURE C4, corner progression
Heads promenade and go halfway
Sides right & left thru, turn the girl, curlique
The boys run right now, spin chain the gears here we go
Yea they were down, oh Lordy, by the river
Swing that corner and promenade
Singing peach in the valley and preachin' up a storm
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*They were singin' in the rain, it was frightening
Somthings are hard to understand when you're eight
I could hear thunder, see the lightenin'
When preacher Hays raised his hands to pray
*I was there, and could barely hear the sermon
I was scared, and didn't care to get up close
Someone said ssomething was a burning
Then shouted something about a ghost