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TEXIAN STOMPING GROUNDS
All promenade, Celie,
All promenade, Celie,
All promenade, Celie.
What makes you treat me so?
First stanza: Players in a circle; partners to the right. Walk
in to center on first line, out to circle on second, in on third,
and out on fourth.
Second stanza: Grand right and left around circle until
partners meet.
Third stanza: Promenade; gentlemen on outside. At the
fourth line, players catch hands in circle. The gentleman's first
partner is now on his left; so he has a new partner for the next
repetition. The song is repeated until the original partners are
together again.
ROCK OL' SINE
Rock ol' Sine, Tu-la,
Tu-la, Tu-la,
Rock ol' Sine, Tu-la,
Tu-la, my darling.
Swing your partner, Tu-la, Tu-la, Tu-la,
Swing your partner, Tu-la,
Tu-la, my darling.
Players form in circle, gentleman's partner is on his left.
First stanza: Line 1-Walk to left
Line 2-Walk to right
Second stanza: Swing partner-either elbow swing or in
regular dancing position (depending on which, if any, elders
are present.)
Third stanza: Promenade. At last line players resume circle
formation. The gentleman's first partner is now on his left; so
he has a new partner for the next repetition. The song is re-
peated until the original partners are together again.
The following were obtained from Mark Richardson:
(No title given)
Aunt Jamima, do go home, do go home, do go home,
Aunt Jamima, do go home, and cook your husband's supper.106
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Collection containing sketches of post-war life in East Texas, including descriptions of early recreations and games, stories about Southern food and cooking, religious anecdotes, Negro folk tales, a first-hand account of a Negro folk play about the life of Christ, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 159.
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Texian Stomping Grounds, book, 1941; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67663/m1/114/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.