American Land    (RIV 323)  Mike Seastrom

OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER



Grand Square
* What is this land America, so many travel there
I'm going now while I'm still young, my darling meet me there
Wish me luck my lovely, I'll send for you when I can
And we'll make our home
Left Allemande and Weave
There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song
And when you meet, you swing your own and promenade along
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who will make his home in the American Land

FIGURE



Heads Square Thru count 'em 4 hands round
You make a Right Hand Star
The Heads Star Left, roll it one time and then
Same pair and do a Dosado
Swing Thru and then the Boys Trade
Swing the corner lady round and Promenade
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who will make his home in the American Land

TAG



Yes they made their home in the American Land

ADDITIONAL LYRICS



* McNicholas’s, Posalski’s, the Smith’s, Zerillis’s Too
The Africans, the Irish, the Germans and the Jews
The Mexicans, Italians, and the Asians choose
To make their home

* They worked building railroads, worked to bones and skin
They worked in the fields, and the factories my friend
Yes they worked to get here, a hundred years ago
They made their home