Lyrics
(African American Spiritual)
1. All out on the old railroad,
All out on the sea.
All out on the old railroad,
Far as I could see.
Refrain
Swing and turn, Jubilee,
Live and learn, Jubilee.
2. Some will come on Saturday night,
Some will come on Sunday,
If you give them half a chance,
They’ll be back on Monday. Refrain
3. Saddle up the old gray horse,
Who will be the rider?
Ride him down to the old still house
And get a jug of cider. Refrain
4. In some lady’s fine brick house,
In some lady’s garden,
Let me out or I’ll break out,
Fare thee well my darlin’. Refrain
Dance
Formation: Two lines with partners facing each other. Couple at the top of the lines is the Head Couple (HC).
- Verse 1 = Ends of lines join hands, so all students form a circle. All circle left.
- Refrain = Students form two lines again. HC right arm swing, then left arm swing.
- Verses 2, 3, 4 = HC right arm swing the next person in line, then left arm swing each other (reel) all the way down the line. At the end, HC stays at the bottom of the lines, and dance begins again with new HC.
See also
- Subject: train
- Activites: dances
- Form: AB
- Harmony: Orff arrangements
- Melody: low la
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
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- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: drmsl
- Source: Handy Play Party Book, Lynn Rohrbough, Co-operative Recreational Service, 1940
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