Square Dance

Just Because

(Singing Mixer, Key of G, Walter Lenk's version, changed to Larks/Robins)

Break (timing inexact)

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Full Words

everybody bow to your partner
you bow to your corner just as well (with your corner)
aleman left your corner, you balance to your own
it's grand right and left you will roll
well it's, reverse when you meet your partner
grand ol right and left the other way back and then
oh when you're home swing your own, everybody swing at home
"because, just because" (head Robins chain)

head Robins chain right on over
you chain those Robins right back home, and then (sides, your turn)
side Robins chain, on over, and then
you chain them right back home again (look for the corner)
aleman left your corner, aleman right your own
swing that corner round and round and round
you promenade the ring, and everybody sing
because, just because (with your corner)

you all dosido with that new corner
turn right hands go twice around your own "make it twice"
aleman left the one that you just left
you dosido your own (back to the corner)
now aleman left your corner and balance partners all
grand right and left go round the hall
now when you meet that Lark you meet that caid then everybody promenade
"because, just because" (heads right and left through)

head couples right and left on over
you right and left back home and then (sides, your turn)
side couples do, a right and left through
you right and left back home again (look for the corner)
aleman left your corner aleman right your own
swing that corner round and round and round
well then you promenade the ring, and everybody sing
"because, just because" (with your corner)

you all dosido around that corner
turn right hands, go twice around your own "make it twice"
aleman left the one that you just left
you dosido your own (back to the corner)
now aleman left your corner and balance partners all
grand right and left go round the hall
now when you meet with that one, promenade it's just for fun
"because, just because" (heads star by the right)

head couples star by the right hand in the center
you star by the left until you're home (sides left hand star)
left hands around in the center of the set
you star by the right until you're home (look for the corner)
aleman left your corner aleman right your own
swing that corner round and round and round
well then you promenade the ring, and everybody sing
"because, just because" (with your corner now)

you all dosido with that new corner
turn right hand, go twice around your own "make it twice
aleman left, the one that you just left
you dosido your own (back to the corner)
now aleman left your corner and balance to your own
grand right and left you will roll
now when half way round you meet, you promenade your sweet
"because, just because" (heads promenade round the

inside) say hi, as you go by
and you promenade back home and then (sides, your turn)
you promenade, go round the inside of the set
you promenade right home (look for the corner)
aleman left your corner aleman right your own
swing that corner round and round and round
well then you promenade the ring, and everybody sing
"because, just because" (with your corner)

you all dosido go round that new corner
turn right hand, go twice around your own "make it twice"
aleman left the one that you just left
you dosido your own (back to the corner)
now aleman left your corner and balance partners all
grand old right and left go round the hall
now when you meet with your own promenade and head for home
"because, just because" (heads sashay now)

it's Larks go back to back across the center
and the Robins go back to back until you're home (sides, your turn)
...
... (look for the corner)
aleman left the corner and balance partners all
swing your partner round and round and round
well then you promenade the ring, and everybody sing
"because, just because"

well everybody bow to your partner
you bow to the corner just as well
aleman left the one that you just left
you your own (with your corner)
now aleman left your corner and balance partners all
grand right and left go round the hall
now when you meet with your own promenade and head for home
"because, just because" (swing your partner)
"because, just because" (now keep on swinging)
"because, just because"
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