Mama Told Me Not to Come (ARROW 1157) Scott Bennett (Courtesy of Crest Recordings) Original Artist: Tom Jones & Stereophonics in 1999

OPENER

CIRCLE LEFT

Want some whiskey in your water? Sugar in your tea?
What's all these crazy questions you're askin' me?
MEN STAR BY THE RIGHT & ya roll it round ya know

ALLEMANDE the Corner girl & ya WEAVE AROUND THE RING

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said...that ain't the way to have fun...son

FIGURE (mainstream)

The HEADS (SIDES) you PROMENADE & ya go HALFWAY around ya know
Walk in and SQUARE THRU it's FOUR HANDS ya go
All the way around and a RIGHT & LEFT THRU
You PASS THRU...TRADE BY

STAR THRU
SQUARE THRU roll it THREE
SWING the girl PROMENADE
She said...that ain't the way to have fun, son

BREAK

CIRCLE LEFT

Open up the window…let some air into this room
I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume

MEN STAR BY THE RIGHT & ya roll it round ya know

ALLEMANDE the Corner girl & ya WEAVE AROUND THE RING

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
That ain't the way to have fun, son

CLOSER

CIRCLE LEFT

The radio is blastin'…someone's knockin' at the door
I'm lookin' at my girlfriend...she's passed out on the floor

MEN STAR BY THE RIGHT & ya roll it round ya know

ALLEMANDE the Corner girl & ya WEAVE AROUND THE RING

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said...that ain't the way to have fun, son

TAG

That ain't the way to fun, SON

Mama told me...mama told me
Yeah...that ain't the way to have fun, son