southern rain
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marshall flippo

opener/break/closer

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** sometimes my soul gets weary and my mind begins to wonder
      and like that train the hummingbird it goes to alabam 
left allemande the corner, dosado around the partner
left allemande that corner, go weaving round that town
 southern rain, from the coast of mississippi 
swing your own, you're gonna promenade that ring
 you may not believe my story and say that i'm insane
    but the closest thing to home is southern rain 

figure

now the head/side two couples gonna promenade go 1/2 way around the ring
come down the middle, do a right & left thru, turn the girl and then
a flutterwheel &U now sweep 1/4 more
then pass thru, go right &I left thru, turn the gijrl again
swing thru, boys trade, boys run
tag the line, face to the left, then you promenade so fine
* you may not believe my story and say that i'm insane
     but the closest thing to home is southern rain 

* i can't dip into jordan seven times to ease the pain 

** now homesick is the feeling that a body can't get over 
** now home is where the heart is and mine is home in dixie 
** when you go down to dixie your heading for higher ground