Roll out the Barrel (SIO 3002) Brian Hotchkies (Will Glahe) 1936

BASIC 1

OPENER - CLOSER

Sides Face Grand Square

Roll out the barrel

We’ll have a barrel of fun

Roll out the barrel

We’ve got the blues on the run

Circle to the Left

Zing, Boom Terarrel
Allemande Left, Swing and Promenade
Now’s the time to roll the barrel
‘Cause the gang’s all here

FIGURE

Heads Couples Square Thru in the middle of the ring, 4 hands around again

Then do the Right & Left Thru, turn a little girl and when you do

Veer to the Left, Ferris Wheel go round the set

Centres Pass Thru, Star Thru, Square Thru 3/4
3/4 round the ring you know

Swing the corner lady and Promenade her home
You Promenade go walking round the ring
Take your lady home and then

MIDDLE BREAK

4 Ladies Chain across in the middle of the ring, turn the pretty little girl and then

Rollaway and Circle to the Left go walkin’ round the set

4 ladies Rollaway, Circle to the Left around the way

Left Allemande and you Weave around the Ring

And then you’ll hear a rumble on the floor
Swing this girl we all adore, Promenade

Promenade that lady round the ring
Take your lady home and then

NOTE: Check Brian’s vocal track for alternative “Closer”, and “Figure” choreography.

ORIGINAL LYRICS

There's a garden, what a garden
Only happy faces bloom there
And there's never any room there

For a worry or a gloom there

Oh there's music and there's dancing
And a lot of sweet romancing
When they play the polka
They all get in the swing

Every time they hear that oom-pa-pa
Everybody feels so tra-la-la
They want to throw their cares away
They all go lah-de-ah-de-ay

Then they hear a rumble on the floor, the floor
It's the big surprise they're waiting for
And all the couples form a ring
For miles around you'll hear them sing...

Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun
Roll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the run
Zing boom tararrel, ring out a song of good cheer
Now's the time to roll the barrel, for the gang's all here

Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Then they hear a rumble on the floor-or-or-or
It's the big surprise they're waiting for
And all the couples they form a ring
For miles around you'll hear them sing

Drree mopado theedo da-da-da-da

Instrumental Break

Roll it out, roll it out, roll out the barrel
Da-da-da da-da da-da da-da-da-da-da
Sing a song of good cheer
'Cause the whole gang is here
Roll it out, roll it out
Let's do the beer barrel polka