Take Me Back To New Orleans Chris Barber Jazz And Blues Band 1980 | (Gramophone Productions 300) Michael Braithwaite, Joe S. Kromer |
OPENER Basic - SSD Week 4
Sides face, grand square
Take me back to New Orleans
Take me back to where that music's playin'
You never know what it means, boy
Take me back to New Orleans
Allemande and weave
Bring a plate of rice and beans
Serve me up a mess of jambalaya
Swing, promenade
You never know what it means, boy
Take me back to New Orleans
FIGURE (1, 3) Mainstream - SSD Week 8, corner progression
Heads square thru 4 hands round now
All the way and dosado
Swing thru, the boys run right
Bend the line, a right & left thru
Flutter wheel go straight across
Slide thru, swing and all promenade
Take me where that music plays
Before I go insane
FIGURE (2) Mainstream, corner progression
Sides square thru 4 hands round now
All the way and dosado
Touch 1/4, scoot back and then
The boys run right, do the right & left thru
Dixie style, make your wave and
Boys cross run, swing and all promenade
Take me where that music plays
Before I go...
MIDDLE BREAK Basic - SSD Week 4
Sides face, grand square
(Instrumental)
4 boys promenade
(Instrumental)
Swing, promenade
(Instrumental)
(Or sing words from Opener)
FIGURE (4) Mainstream, corner progression
Sides face, grand square
Down Bienville, cross Royal
'Long Chartres to Jackson Square
Where the marching band goes by
The people stand and stare
Heads square thru 4
Take St. Peter up to Burgundy
Swing corner, promenade
Take me where that music plays
Before I go...
CLOSER Basic - SSD Week 4
Sides face, grand square
(shout:)
Bienville! ... Royal! ...
Chartres! ... Jackson Square!
Due my love to New Orleans
Allemande left and weave
Take me back to New Orleans
Take me back to where that music's playin'
You never know what it means, boy
Take me back to New Orleans
TAG
Circle left
(Instrumental)
Take me back to New Orleans