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Hoe Down Lyrics by Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney

1941

[Intro]
When our grandmas and our grandpas were just girls and boys
They seemed to have a lot more fun than we
Their party clothes were calicos and homemade corduroys
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's corny and I guess I must agree
But it was good enough for grandma
It was good enough for grandpa
And it’s good enough for me
[Chorus]
Hoe Down!
Thе country's gone Hoe Down!
It's puttin’ its toe down and kickin its heel
Hoе Down!
Is 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
Go down and bring your best beau down
We're facing a show down and got to make hay
'Cause Hoe Down's on its way!
[Verse]
Stand in line and do the turkey
Like a Yankee Doodle Dandy
When you turkey, do it jerky
That's the trick, now your hoein' on down
Sashay, sashay
Sashay around while you're 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
So ho around in your calico gown
Do-si-do around, it’s very romantic (Do-si-do)
Do-si-do some more, and maybe she’ll fall (Doo-doo-i-o)
Now it's time to do your honors
Then when you’ve gone through your honors
Promenade the hall!
[Chorus]
Hoe Down!
The country's gone Hoe Down!
It's puttin' its toe down and kickin its heel
Hoe Down!
Is 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
Ho-ho-hoe Down! And bring your best beau down
We’re facing a show down and got to make hay
'Cause Hoe Down's on its way!
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Hoe Down!
And bring your best beau down
We're facing a show down
We've got to make hay
So Hoe Down, show down
The Hoe Down's on its way!
Credits
Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

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