Buffalo Gals

<br>Woncha come out tonight, woncha come out tonight?<br>Buffalo gals, woncha come out tonight,<br>And dance by the light of the moon?<br>I danced with a gal with a hole in her stockin`,<br>And her heel kep` a-rockin` and her toe kep` a-knockin`,<br>I danced with a gal with a hole in her stockin`,<br>And we danced by the light of the moon.<br>O yes, pretty boys, we`re comin` out tonight,<br>We`re comin` out tonight, we`re comin` out tonight,<br>O yes, pretty boys, we`re comin` out tonight,<br>And dance by the light of the moon.<br>I danced with a gal with a hole in her stockin`,<br>And her heel kep` a-rockin` and her toe kep` a-knockin`,<br>I danced with a gal with a hole in her stockin`,<br>An` her heel kep` a-rockin` to the moon."<br>Other verses - In most cases the last part of the first line<br>is repeated 3 times, these phrases are in ()<br>As I was walking ( down the street)<br>A pretty girl I chanced to meet under the silvery moon<br>ALT: A fair maid I did chance to meet, oh she was fair to see<br>I asked her if she`d ( stop and talk)<br>Her feet covered up the whole sidewalk, she was fair to view<br>ALT: All the guys standing on the walk, wishin` they was me<br>I asked her if she`d stop and dance, Have a dance, care to dance<br>I thought that I might get a chance to shake a foot with her<br>ALT: I thought that I might get a chance to take her for my bride<br>I asked her if she`d (be my wife)<br>Then I`d be happy all my life if she`d marry me<br>ALT. I`d be so very happy all my life, if she were by my side<br>I danced with the dolly with a hole in her stocking<br>And her feet kept a-rocking & her knees kept a-knocking<br>O I danced with the dolly with a hole in her stocking<br>And we danced by the light of the moon.<br>note: The song was a popular play party or square dance song in many<br>parts of the country. The following verses are some of the varaiants<br>that were used directly in the dance calling.<br>Break and bounce with (the couple on the right)<br>Break and bounce with the couple on the right and swing four hands around.<br>Everybody wait (`til we get all around)<br>Everybody wait `til we get all around and swing four hands around.<br>First lady swing with the right hand gent, with the right hand round,<br>with the right hand round<br>Partner with the left and the left hand round, lady in the center and<br>seven hands round<br>ALT....(birdie in a cage and seven hands round.)<br>Ain`t you coming out tonight, ain`t you comin out tonight?<br>and birdie hop out and a crow hop in<br>lady swing out and the gent swing in<br>and join your hands (paddies) and go round again.