When our Grandmas and our Grandpas where just girls and boys 

The seemed to have a lot more fun than we

Their party clothes were calicos and homemade courturoys

And the big event was called a husking bee

A banjo and a fiddle and a big old fashioned barn

Was all the preparation that they made

And if they tell you otherwise, dismiss it as a yarn

Refreshments were confined to lemonade

Now you may say it抯 corny. 

And I guess I must agree

But it was good enough for Grandma, it was good enough for Grandpa

And it抯 good enough for me



Hoe down! The country抯 gone Hoe Down

It抯 puttin?it抯 toe down and kickin?it抯 heels

Hoe Down. It抯 really a rare dance. A pioneer square dance

But with a new deal



One, two, swing your partner lightly. While you hold her ever so tightly

And bring your best beau down

We抮e havin?a show down and gotta make hast

Cuz hoe down抯 on it抯 way



Stand in line and do the Turkey, like a Yankee Doodle Dandy 

When you turkey do it jerky, that抯 the trick, now your hoein?on down

Sashay, sashay, sashay around while your hoein?on down

Form a circle in the middle, everybody Allemande

Boys keep tempo with the fiddle and your gal in the calico gown

Whoa ho, whoa ho, whoa ho around in your calico gown

Do-si-do around, it抯 very romantic

Do-si-do 

Do-si-do some more and maybe she抣l fall

Now it抯 time to do your honors

Then when you抳e done your honors, promenade the hall! 



(repeat)