The Old Man Down the Road (ARROW 1142) Vocals by Elmer Sheffield Original Artist: John Fogerty in 1984
OPENER
CIRCLE now
He take the thunder from the mountain
He takes a lightning from the sky
The MEN STAR RIGHT you roll it round
And do an ALLEMANDE & WEAVE
You gotta to hidey-hide
You gotta jump and run
You know the old man is down the road

FIGURE (mainstream)
Well now the HEADS (SIDES) STAR THRU & PASS THRU
DOSADO you make an OCEAN WAVE

SWING THRU tonight...the BOY RUN RIGHT
COUPLES CIRCULATE...CHAIN DOWN THE LINE
SQUARE THRU to THREE now
SWING & PROMENADE on home
The old man is down the road
BREAK
SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE

He's got the voices speakin' riddles
He got the eye as black as coal
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
And he stands right in the road
FOUR LADIES PROMENADE inside the ring you run now
SWING & PROMENADE around

The old man is down the road

CLOSER

SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE

He takes the thunder from the mountain
He takes a lightning from the sky
He brings a strong man to his begging knee
He makes the young girl's mama cry
FOUR MEN PROMENADE INSIDE the ring you run boy
SWING & PROMENADE around
The old man is down the road

TAG

SWING her good boys!
The old man is down the road