Kettle Drum |
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for a circle of four
numbered couples. |
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Reconstructed by Dafydd
Cyhoeddwr. |
Music: |
Country Capers, by the New York Renaissance Band |
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Part 1 |
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Verse 1, Part
A |
1: |
Take hands in a circle,
meet a double. |
2: |
Back a double. |
Verse 1, Part
B |
1&2: |
That again. |
Chorus 1, Part
A |
1: |
Women meet taking right
hands across. |
2: |
Men meet, taking right
hands across briefly. |
3&4: |
Men take your partner’s
right hand and turn your partner back to place. |
Chorus 1, Part
B |
1: |
Men meet taking left hands
across. |
2: |
Women meet, taking left
hands across briefly. |
3&4: |
Women take your partner’s
left hand and turn your partner back to place. |
Part 2 |
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Verse 2, Part
A |
1&2: |
Side left with your
partner. |
Verse 2, Part
B |
1&2: |
Side right with your
partner. |
Chorus 2, Part
A |
1: |
Odd couples meet a double. |
2: |
Even couples meet a double
while odd couples fall back a double. |
3&4: |
Evens reach out with your
right hand to the odd person right next to you, then cast off left and lead
them in an arc to your left so that you end up in their place and they end up
in yours. |
Chorus 2, Part
B |
1: |
Even non-couples (in odd
couples’ places) meet a double. |
2: |
Odd couples meet a double
while even couples fall back a double. |
3&4: |
Odds reach out with your
right hand to the even person right next to you, then cast off left and lead
them in an arc to your left so that you end up in your proper place and they
end up in theirs. |
Part 3 |
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Verse 3, Part
A |
1&2: |
Arm left with your partner
(right arms, circle left). |
Verse 3, Part
B |
1&2: |
Arm right with your partner
(left arms, circle right). |
Chorus 3, Part
A |
1: |
Take both hands with your
partner, swing your arms in (2 beats) and then out (2 beats). |
2: |
Swing your arms in, break
and continue the motion around to face your corner. |
3&4: |
Kiss (or hug or whatever)
your corner twice by leaning in to kiss for two beats, then leaning out, and
repeating that. |
Chorus 3, Part
B |
1: |
Take both hands with your
corner, swing your arms out (2 beats) and then in (2 beats). |
2: |
Swing your arms out, break
and continue the motion around to face your partner again. |
3&4: |
Kiss (etc.) your partner
twice as before. |
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