Old Heckler
(BS 1642)
Al Brownlee
Well I ain't too big, tall or fat, born an Okie and I can't help that
A travelin' caller as most of you folks know
I make my livin' bookin' dates, callin' square dances around the states
And there isn't any place that I won't go
That's north, south, east or west, I always try to do my best
But old Buster's there to pester me from Oregon east to Tennessee
From Canada way south to Alabam'
Well I called a dance in Iowa, drove through ice and snow all day
Old Buster walked up slim and tall, said son you ought'a hear me call
It doesn't take me long to stop the floor
Well I've been calling ten years or so and I've heard a lot of tales and woe
You know I'll always lend an ear, I've got something for you to hear
I've just got to get it off my chest
Now, I think square dancin' is for fun and brother I'm a son-of-a-gun
He wants a real rat race with a tug and a jerk, it isn't safe the way he works
I've taken out insurance all my life
He wants a dixie daisy, split square thru, divide the clutch with a Suzy Q
Just killed 'em off, run 'em to death, Buster looked up out of breath, said
Son, when you gonna let that hammer down
Well, I called a dance in West Palm Beach, a high level group way out of my reach
Old Buster walked up, I knew he would, said son for your own good
This group likes hash at a 154
Well, I called 'em fast and I called 'em long, but down inside I knew I was wrong
So I revved the speed up all the way and I figured they're the ones to pay
So I closed my eyes and said to myself, here goes!
Call an all 8 chain, an eight chain thru, pair off 8, and a grand chain 2
Just killed 'em off, run 'em to death, Buster looked up out of breath, said
Son, when you gonna let that hammer down
Well, I called a dance in Arkansas, said get your partner, get your taw
Old Buster looked up with his tongue in his cheek, said that's new? we did it last week
You travelin' callers better get on the ball
Well, he goofed the set from A to Z and he tried to put the blame on me
He didn't do the dance too well, but you could hear old Buster yell
Each time he heard me call left allemande
He wants to pair it, bend, shuffle the stack, cross twirl out, and u-turn back
Just killed 'em off, run 'em to death, Buster looked up out of breath, said
Son, when you gonna let that hammer down
He wants a dixie daisy, split square thru, divide the clutch with a Suzy Q
He wants an all 8 chain, an eight chain thru, pair off 8, and a grand chain 2
A dixie twirl, a cross twirl, and u-turn back
He wants to pair it, bend, shuffle the stack, cross twirl out, and u-turn back
Just killed 'em off, run 'em to death, Buster looked up out of breath, said
That's it man, let that hammer down
That's it man, let that hammer down