Settin’
the woods on Fire (SIO
3022) Mel Wilkerson (Hank Williams) 1952
OPENER
Sides
Comb your
hair and paint and powder , You act proud and I'll act
prouder
You sing
loud and I'll sing louder, Tonight we're settin' the woods on fire
You're my
gal and I'm your feller, Dress up in your frock of yeller
I'll look swell but you'll look sweller, Settin' the woods on fire
4
Boys Promenade one time round inside
Turn
your Partner Right Arm Turn
Allemande
Left and Promenade
I don't
care who thinks we're silly, You'll be daffy I'll be
dilly
We'll
order up two bowls of chili, Settin' the woods on fire
FIGURE
Heads
Square Thru 4 hands you know, all the way around you go
Meet the sides a Right and Left Thru, turn that girl around and then
Pass
Thru, Trade By
Do a DoSaDo
back to back
And when your done, Star Thru my friend
send her
Dixie Style across
Boys
Start and Swing Thru, Balance
All
8 Circulate
Courtesy
Turn and Promenade
We'll do
all the law's allowin'
Tomorrow
I'll be right back plowin',
Settin' the
woods on fire
MIDDLE BREAK
4
Ladies Promenade, one time around the ring I say
Get back home, Swing your man, swing him high and swing him low
Join up hands, Circle Left, you're gonna move it round the set
Allemande
Left the corner girl, you're gonna Weave
on Around for me
We'll take
in all the honky tonks, Tonight we're having fun
Swing
your lady, go round and then you Promenade
her son
Comb your
hair, paint & powder, You act proud, I'll act
prouder
You sing
loud, I'll sing louder, Settin
the woods on fire
CLOSER
Sides
I'll gas
up my hot rod stoker, We'll get hotter than a poker
You'll be
broke but I'll be broker, Tonight we're settin' the woods on fire
Up one
street and down the other, We'll sit close to one
another
We'll have
a time, oh brother, Settin'
the woods on fire
4
Boys Promenade one time around
Turn
your partner Right Arm Round
Allemande
Left and Promenade
You clap
hands and I'll start bowin', We'll
do all the law's allowin'
Tomorrow
I'll be right back plowin',Settin' the woods on fire
TAG
Tomorrow I'll be right back plowin', Settin' the woods on fire
ORIGINAL LYRICS
Comb your hair and paint and powder
You act proud and I'll act prouder
You sing loud and I'll sing louder
Tonight we're settin' the woods on fire
You're my gal and I'm your feller
Dress up in your frock and yeller
I'll look swell but you'll look sweller
Settin' the woods on fire
We'll take in all the honky-tonks tonight
we're having fun
We'll show the folks a brand new dance that never has been done
I don't care who thinks we're silly
You'll be daffy I'll be dilly
We'll order up two bowls of chili
Settin' the woods on fire
I'll gas up my hot-rod stoker
We'll get hotter than a poker
You'll be broke but I'll be broker
Tonight we're settin' the woods on fire
We'll sit close to one another
Up one street and down the other
Tonight we'll have ball, oh brother
Settin' the woods on fire
We'll put aside a little time to fix a flat
or two
My tires and tubes are doin' fine but the air is
showin' through
You clap hands and I'll start bowin'
We'll do all the law's allowin'
Tomorrow I'll be right back plowin'
Settin' the woods on fire