Ridin' For The Roundup In The Springtime
(HH 5200)
Ernie Kinney
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER
Circle left *Cowboys all love springtime, on this we do agree
Grass and trees, birds and bees sing their symphony Allemande left your corner, turn your partner by the right Left allemande, then weave the ring tonight Yippy ya, ridin' hell bent for leather
Hear the hoofbeats poundin' and my ole riata sing
Yippy yo, there just ain't nothin' better
Than ridin' for the roundup in the springtime
FIGURE
1 & 3 (2 & 4) go right & left thru, do a half sashay Box the gnat, loor 'er in the eye, you'll fan the top that way Extend, the ladies trade and now we'll swing thru Boys trade and then, same boys run to the right Tag the line all the way through, lady go left boy go right now Swing that corner lady and promenade somehow Yippy yo, there just ain't nothin' better
Than ridin' for the roundup in the springtime
ALTERNATE FIGURE
Head two couplespromenade go halfway round the ring Come into the middle, square thru 4 hands around I sing
All the way and then swing thru the outside two Boys run to the right and couples circulate you do Ladies hinge, flip the diamond, scoot back and go Swing the corner lady and promenade you know
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*You can hear those cowboys rustlin' from their bunks at early dawn
They've checked their gear and riggin' as they cinch their saddles on
*When the doggies all are branded and we've turned the critter out