Della
and the Dealer (Rain
1003) Kevin Robinson (Hoyt Axton) 1979
OPENER - CLOSER
Circle Left
They
rolled out west with the wild sun set, Where the coyote bays at the moon
Della, the
Dealer, a dog named Jake, And a cat named
Allemande
Left with your corner girl, DoSaDo
your own
Men
Star by the Left, once around you roam
Turn
Your Partner by the Right, Allemande
Left you go
Swing
your partner right around and Promenade
her home
If that
cat could talk what tales he could tell
But the
cat was cool and he never said a • mumblin' word
•Single
word
•Solitary
word
•Stray
word
•Never
spoke a single word
•The cat
got its own tongue and never said a word
FIGURE
Heads
Promenade Halfway around the square
Down the middle and you Star Thru, Pass Thru you do
Swing
Thru down the pike Boys Run to
the right
Ferris
Wheel to the middle of the set
In the middle, do the Right and Left Thru
Square
Thru 3/4 round
With the corner lady Swing,
Swing
that corner and Promenade
If that cat
would talk what tales he'd tell
But the cat was cool he never said a mumblin' word
MIDDLE BREAK
Circle Left
Left
Down
Men
Star by the Right, one time around
Allemande
Left with the corner girl and Weave
around the Ring
The picker
played a sweet love song
Della got
a fire in her eye
Swing
your partner, Promenade on
by
If that
cat could talk what tales he'd tell
But the
cat was cool and he never said a mumblin' word
ALTERNATE CLOSER
Circle Left
It was
Della, her lover, a dog named Jake, And a cat named
They left the city in a pick up truck, to make some dreams come true
Allemande
Left with your corner girl, DoSaDo
your own
Men
Star by the Left, once around you roam
Turn
Your Partner by the Right, Allemande
Left you go
Swing
your partner right around and Promenade
her home
If that
cat could talk what tales he could tell
But the
cat was cool and he never said a • mumblin' word
ORIGINAL LYRICS
It was Della and the Dealer and a dog named Jake and a cat
named Kalamazoo
Left the city in a pickup truck gonna make some dreams come true
Yeah they rolled out west where the wild sun sets and the coyote bays at the
moon
Della and the Dealer and a dog named Jake and a cat named Kalamazoo
If that cat could talk
what tales he'd tell
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well
But the cat was cool and he never said a mumblin' word
Down Tucson way there's
a small cafe where they play a little cowboy tune
And the guitar picker was a friend of mine by the name of Randy Boone
Yeah Randy played her a sweet love song and Della got a fire in her eyes
The Dealer had a knife and the dog had a gun and the cat had a shot of Rye
If that cat could talk...
Yeah the Dealer was a
killer he was evil and mean
And he was jealous of the fire in her eyes
He snorted his coke
through a century note and swore that Boone would die
And the stage was set when the lights went out there was death in Tucson town
Two shadows ran for the bar backdoor and one stayed on the ground
If that cat could
talk...
If that cat could talk...
Two shadows ran from
the bar that night and dog and cat ran too
And the tires got hot on the pickup truck as down the road they flew
It was Della and her
lover and a dog named Jake and a cat named Kalamazoo
Left Tucson in a pickup truck gonna make some dreams come true