Lyrics
(Folk song)
Golden ring around the Susan girl
Golden ring around the Susan girl
Golden ring around the Susan girl
All the way around the Susan girl
Take a little girl and give her a whirl… (repeat twice)
All the way around the Susan girl
Refrain
Round and around Susan girl… (repeat twice)
All the way around the Susan girl
Do-si-do right the Susan girl… (repeat twice)
All the way around the Susan girl
Do-si-do left the Susan girl… (repeat twice)
All the way around the Susan girl Refrain
Hand over hand the Susan girl… (repeat twice)
All the way around the Susan girl
Get a little faster Susan girl… (repeat twice)
All the way around the Susan girl Refrain
Dance
Formation: Students in a circle, standing next to their partners, holding hands. (Optional: two concentric circles with partners holding hands, facing to the right.) One couple is in the center of the circle.
- “Golden ring” = circle right while center couple stands still
- “Take a little girl” = circle of students stands still (facing the center), clapping, while center couple does a right arm swing.
- Refrain: Center couple circles right, circle of students circles left.
- “Do-si-do right” and “do-si-do left” = follow the lyrics
- Refrain 2nd time: Center couple joins circle of students.
- “Hand over hand” =
- Advanced version – Grand right and left around the circle until each person ends up with a new partner
- Easier version – Promenade right, then promenade left
See also
- Activities: dances
- Form: AB
- Melody: low so & low la
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
- Scale: Mixolydian
- how to do-si-do / how to promenade / how to grand right and left
- other dance steps
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody