Goofus
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Paul Moore

FIRST

Allemande left, go forward 2
Go right & left, turn back you do
Now swing your gal, swing old Sue
1 & 3 here's what you do
Just pass thru & separate
Go 'round just one & don't be late
Star thru, do a 1/2 square thru
Gonna meet the sides & 8 chain thru
 It's not according to the rules that you learn at music schools
    But the folks just dance like fools, they love Goofus 
Find the corner now & swing, swing that girl around and then
Allemande left new corner maid, dosado, then promenade
 Can't read notes, but I play by ear
    Just make up tunes on the sounds I hear 
    Whenever I play, the folks all say..sounds Goofus to me 

SECOND

Join your hands & circle left, circle left go 'round the set
Circle left go 'round the ring
Go all the way home and now you swing
Swing your honey and around you go
Turn to the corner and dosado
Come on back, turn your partner left
4 ladies chain
 Watch 'em twirl, watch 'em whirl
    They're alike all around the world 
Chain 'em back,  Those dancing girls, they love Goofus 
Docey 'round the corner doll, come back & then seesaw
Allemande left with the corner maid
Then take your own and promenade
 I learned to call back home in Ioway
    Still remember to this day
    How when I tried the folks all cried
    Sounds Goofus to me 

THIRD

Allemande left, go forward 2
Go right & left, turn back you do
Now swing your gal, swing your Sue
1 & 3 here's what you do
Just pass thru & separate
Go 'round just one & don't be late
Star thru, do a 1/2 square thru
Gonna meet the sides & 8 chain thru
 Cornfed chords appeal to me
    I like rustic harmony
    Hold the note and change the key, that's called Goofus 
Find the corner now & swing, swing that girl around and then
Allemande left new corner maid, dosado, then promenade
 Can't keep time but I watch the floor
    When you're catchin' up I call some more
    Please don't say as the others do
    Sounds Goofus to you 

FOURTH

Join your hands & circle left, circle left go 'round the set
Circle left go 'round the ring
Go all the way home and then you swing
Swing your honey and around you go
Turn to the corner and dosado
Come on back, turn your partner left
4 ladies chain
 And if I should forget my call 
    Won't you guys stay on the ball 
Chain 'em back those dancing dolls
 They love Goofus 
Docey 'round the corner doll, come on back & then seesaw
Allemande left with the corner maid
Then take your own and promenade
 There's one place I love to go
    And that's the state called Idaho
    Cause when I call the folks there bawl
    Sounds Goofus to me 

FIFTH

Allemande left, go forward 2
Go right & left, turn back you do
Now swing your gal, swing your Sue
2 & 4 here's what you do
Just pass thru & separate
Go 'round just one & don't be late
Star thru, do a 1/2 square thru
Gonna meet the heads & 8 chain thru
 Well I call 'em high & I call 'em low
    And no one knows quite how to go
    But they all just love it so, they love Goofus 
Find the corner now & swing, swing that girl around and then
Allemande left new corner maid, dosado, then promenade
 Can't read notes but I play by ear
    Just make up tunes on the sounds I hear
    Whenever I play, the folks all say, sounds Goofus to me 

SIXTH

Join your hands & circle left, circle left go 'round the set
Circle left go 'round the ring
Go all the way home and then you swing
Swing your honey and around you go
Turn to the corner and dosado
Come on back, turn your partner left
4 ladies chain
 Now it's not according to the rules 
    That you learn at music schools 
But chain them back, those dancing jewels 
 They love Goofus 
Dosado that corner doll, seesaw your own and then
Allemande left new corner maid
Come back and promenade
 California here I come right back where I started from
    And don't you say like all the rest
    Goofus dancin' is the best 

SEVENTH

Allemande left, go forward 2
Go right & left, turn back you do
Now swing your gal, swing your Sue
2 & 4 here's what you do
Just pass thru & separate
Go 'round just one & don't be late
Star thru, do a 1/2 square thru
Gonna meet the heads & 8 chain thru
 It ain't humdrum or burdensome
    It's extra choice, it's premium
    You try some and you'll succomb
    You'll love Goofus 
Find the corner now and swing, swing that girl around and then
Allemande left new corner maid, dosado, then promenade
 I can't make up any more of these verses
    The further I go, the getter they worses
    So let me say before you do
    Sounds Goofus to me, too 

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