| SONG |
| Meas. (2 counts per measure; i.e., 1-2 = 4 counts) |
| Part I |
| 1- 2 Won't you come and dance with me, |
| 3- 4 Both my hands I give to thee, |
| 5- 6 Point your toe and away we go, |
| 7- 8 Up and down the merry row, |
| 9-10 Point your toe and away we go, |
| 11-12 Up and down the merry row. |
| Part II |
| 1- 8 Tra la la la la la la (sing four times); |
| 9-16 Tra la la la la la la (sing four times). |
| Part III |
| 1- 2 With your feet go tap, tap, tap, |
| 3- 4 With your hands go clap, clap, clap, |
| 5- 6 Point your toe and away we go, |
| 7- 8 Up and down the merry row. |
| 9-10 With your head go nip, nip, nip |
| 11-12 With your fingers snip, snip, snip, |
| 13-14 Point your toe and away we go, |
| 15-16 Up and down the merry row. |
| DANCE |
| 1- 2 Partners bow to each other; |
| 3- 4 Partners join both hands; |
| 5- 6 Boy with left toe, girl with right toe, they point to the side, bring it back to place and touch; repeat. |
| 7- 8 Partners slide four steps in LOD; |
| 9-10 Boy with right toe, girl with left toe, point to the side, bring it back to place and touch; repeat; |
| 11-12 Partners slide four steps in RLOD. |
| Part II |
| 1- 8 Partners face LOD, join inside hands, and walk 16 steps in LOD; |
| 9-16 Continuing in LOD, partners skip 16 steps. |
| Part III |
| 1- 2 Partners face and tap feet three times; |
| 3- 4 Partners clap own hands three times, then join both hands with partner; |
| 5- 6 Boy with left toe, girl with right toe, they point to the side, bring it back to place and touch; repeat; |
| 7- 8 Partners slide four steps in LOD; |
| 9-10 Each child nods his head three times; |
| 11-12 Each child snaps his fingers three times; |
| 13-14 Boy with right toe, girl with left toe, point to the side, bring it back to place and touch; repeat; |
| 15-16 Partners slide four steps in RLOD. |
| Note: Teach the song first and encourage the children to sing, as it reminds them of the movements they are to make. |
