A popular song from the year 1942.
Words and music by Don Reid and Henry Tobias.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- The Old Square Dance is back again,
Clear the barn and coop the hen;
Hire the band for five or ten,
The Old Square Dance is back again.
The Old Square Dance is back to stay,
Tie Old Dobbin and clear the hay,
Hurry up Zeke it’s time to play,
The Old Square Dance is back to stay.
Take your partner Nellie Brown
Swing her around and around and around,
Toss her away like a jitterbug,
bring her right back and you give her a hug
The Old Square Dance is back again,
Clear the barn and coop the hen;
Hire the band for five or ten,
The Old Square Dance is back again - The Old Square Dance is back and how
Clear the wagon and hide the plow
Grab yourself a sage-hen now
The Old Square Dance is back and how
The Old Square Dance is back in town
All jump up and never come down
Till the hollow of your foot makes a hole in the ground
The Old Square Dance is back in town
Tell the boys to slick their hair
Doesn’t matter if there ain’t none there
Tell the gals they ought to wear
A dress with a swish and plenty of flare
The Old Square Dance is back and how
Clear the wagon and hide the plow
Grab yourself a sage-hen now
The Old Square Dance is back and how