Four ladies promenade ya walk inside the ring that way
Gotta get back home and swing your man around
Why don't ya join all your hands Circle to the left go rollin' round the land Left allemande, ya gonna weave the ring *Well a nine pound hammer, it's a little too heavy Swing with your girl and promenade **Roll on buddy, don't you roll too slow
How can I roll, Lord, Lord, if the wheel don't roll?
FIGURE
Headspass thru, cloverleaf go walkin' round you do Sides get a right & left thru, turn your girl
You pass thru, slide thru, do the right & left thru
Send her to a dixie style, make an ocean wave Boys trade, left swing thru, boys cross fold Swing your girl and promenade Roll on buddy, don't you roll too slow
How can I roll, Lord, Lord, if the wheel don't roll?
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*Well a nine pound hammer, it killed John Henry
*Took a little trip, went up to Hazzard
**Took a little trip, to (your town)
To call a dance, Lord, Lord, to call a dance
TAG
How can I roll, Lord, Lord, if the wheel don't roll?