Ballad Of A New Caller
Eagle
1801
Big and Little Enis


OPENER 

Circle left
 Well, I got into square dancing a few years ago
And I always wanted to be a caller, everybody knows 
You do an allemande left with the corner
Come back and dosado, do an allemande left with the corner, weave the ring
 So I bought me a record and a new microphone 
Swing that girl around and round and promenade her home
 I said it looks so easy, but Lord knows I was wrong
How do I get these people home 

FIGURE

Heads (sides) square thru in the middle 4 hands
To the tune of the fiddle and get to the corner lady
Dosado and make your wave, swing thru tonight
Those boys run to the right, you ferris wheel
And then a right & left thru and turn that girl
You square thru and go 3 hands around, swing
That girl around and round and promenade her home
 I said it looks so easy, but Lord knows I was wrong
How do I get these people home 

BREAK

Circle left
 I got me a calling job at a local club in town
Everything was going fine till I put that needle down 
You do an allemande left with the corner
Come back and dosado, do an allemande left with the corner, weave the ring
 Well, I weaved them in and I weaved them out, then something went wrong 
Swing that girl around and round and promenade her home
 I said it looks so easy, but Lord knows I was wrong
How do I get these people home 

CLOSER

Circle left
 I went out to the Nationals the very next year
And I walked up on that stage out there filled with fear 
You do an allemande left with the corner
Come back and dosado, do an allemande left with the corner, weave the ring
 Imagine this - 30 thousand dancers saying " What did she say?" 
Swing that girl around and round and promenade her home
 I said it looks so easy, but Lord knows I was wrong
How do I get these people home 

TAG

 I'm glad it's over, I'm going home