When
the bloom is on the Sage (BAL
5012) Glenn Wilson (Burl Ives) 1961
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER
Circle Left
When it's
roundup time in
Then I long to be in
Men Star Right, once around and then
Allemande Left the corner lady, Weave around the Ring
Just a-ridin', rockin', ropin', poundin' leather all day long
Swing your girl, Promenade along
How it beckons and I
reckon I would work for any wage
To be free again, just to be again where the bloom is
on the sage
FIGURE
Head 2 Couples Square
Thru 4 hands you
know
All the way and then,
everybody Swing Thru
Boys Run to the Right,
Ferris Wheel and then
Pass Thru, Tch. 1/4,
Scoot Back my
friend
Scoot Back again, and then Star Thru
You keep this lady,
Promenade her too
How it beckons and I
reckon I would work for any wage
To be free again, just to be again (where the bloom is
on the sage)
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Where the Bloom … is …
on … the … sage
ORIGINAL LYRICS
When it's roundup time in Texas and the bloom is on the sage
Then I long to be in Texas back a-ridin' on the range
Just to smell the bacon fryin' when it's sizzlin' in the pan
Hear the breakfast horn in the early morn, drinkin'
coffee from a can
Just a-ridin', rockin', ropin', poundin' leather all day long
Just a-swayin', sweatin', swearin', listen to a cowboy song
How it beckons and I reckon I would work for any wage
To be free again, just to be again where the bloom is on the sage
[Instrumental Break]
When it's roundup time
in Texas and the bloom is on the sage
Then I long to bе in Texas back a-ridin'
on the range
Whеre the purple hills are callin',
callin' to me from afar
To come back again to the Rio Grande and the lonely Texas star
How I'm longing to be
living where the prairie flowers grow
I'll be willing to start walking to the land that I love so
How it beckons and I reckon I would work for any wage
To be free again, just to be again where the bloom is on the sage