The Old Square Dance Is Back Again
This is the sheet music for the song recorded by Carolina Cotton and Fenton "Jonesy" Jones. The dance begins with a "Rebel Yell" and is supposed to be played "Brightly, with Hill Billy swing." The lyrics play up those country roots:
The Old Square Dance is back again,
clear the barn and coop the hen;
Hire the band for five or ten,
The Old Square Dance is back again.
The Old Square Dance is back to stay,
tie Old Dobbin and clear the hay,
Hurry up Zeke it's time to play,
The Old Square Dance is back to stay.
Take your partner Nellie Brown
Swing her around and around and around,
Toss her away like a jitterbug,
bring her right back and you give her a hug...
Note: in the newsreel footage of Ed Durlacher calling squares in Central Park in the 1940s, the narrator uses "Zeke" to poke fun at the caller.
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The Old Square Dance is back again,
clear the barn and coop the hen;
Hire the band for five or ten,
The Old Square Dance is back again.
The Old Square Dance is back to stay,
tie Old Dobbin and clear the hay,
Hurry up Zeke it's time to play,
The Old Square Dance is back to stay.
Take your partner Nellie Brown
Swing her around and around and around,
Toss her away like a jitterbug,
bring her right back and you give her a hug...
Note: in the newsreel footage of Ed Durlacher calling squares in Central Park in the 1940s, the narrator uses "Zeke" to poke fun at the caller.