Nine Pound Hammer
The Hill Billies; Merle Travis; Bill Monroe; many others 1927
  (Magnolia Melodies 102)   Jay Wiggins
 
one column

OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 1

Four ladies promenade ya walk inside the ring that way
Gotta get back home and swing your man around
Why don't ya join all your hands
Circle to the left go rollin' round the land
Left allemande, ya gonna weave the ring
*Well a nine pound hammer, it's a little too heavy
Swing with your girl and promenade
**Roll on buddy, don't you roll too slow
How can I roll, Lord, Lord, if the wheel don't roll?


FIGURE    Mainstream, corner progression

Heads pass thru, cloverleaf go walkin' round you do
Sides get a right & left thru, turn your girl
You pass thru, slide thru, do the right & left thru
Send her to a dixie style, make an ocean wave
Boys trade, left swing thru, boys cross fold
Swing your girl and promenade
Roll on buddy, don't you roll too slow
How can I roll, Lord, Lord, if the wheel don't roll?


ALTERNATE LYRICS

*Well a nine pound hammer, it killed John Henry

*Took a little trip, went up to Hazzard

**Took a little trip, to (your town)
To call a dance, Lord, Lord, to call a dance


TAG

How can I roll, Lord, Lord, if the wheel don't roll?

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