If Heaven Ain't Like Dixie
(Quadrille 823)
Gary Mahnken
OPENER
Sides face, grand square
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie I don't wanta go.
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie I just wanta stay home.
I was one of the chosen few to be born in Alabam
I'm just like my daddy's song, I'm proud of who I am
Four little ladies promenade go walkin' around the ring
Get back home and swing and whirl and promenade her home.
If they don't have a Grand Ole Opry like they do in Tennessee
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie I just wanta stay home
FIGURE: (twice for heads, twice for sides)
One and three promenade half way around you go
Down the center and square thru four hands around you know
Go all the way around and then you circle up four half way you see
Veer to the left and couples circulate one time for me
Wheel and deal and pass to the center and then
Square thru three quarters round, swing the corner, promenade
If they don't have a Grand Ole Opry like they do in Tennessee
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie I just wanta stay home
MIDDLE BREAK
Sides face, grand square
I've got wild honey trees and crazy little weeds growing round my shack.
These dusty roads ain't streets of gold but I'm happy right where I'm at.
All these pretty little southern belles are a country boys dream
They ain' got wings or halos but they're sure lookin' good to me.
Four little ladies promenade go walkin' around the ring
Get back home and swing and whirl and promenade her home.
If they don't have a Grand Ole Opry like they do in Tennessee
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie I just wanta stay home
ENDING
Sides face, grand square
I was one of the chosen few to be born in Alabam
I'm just like my daddy's song, I'm proud of who I am.
I went thru a lot of good women and shook old Jim Beam's hand
If I never see the pearly gates I've walked thru the promised land
Four little ladies promenade go walkin' around the ring
Get back home and swing and whirl and promenade her home.
If they don't have a Grand Ole Opry like they do in Tennessee
If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie I just wanta stay home
Four boys promenade