Sqaure Dance O'Clock - Revised Version

     The revised pantoum for Dr. Mackie's Poetry Writing course.

 It’s time for the dance!

 Bring out the banjo, fiddle, mandolin;

 fix the place all up,

 folks are comin’ from afar.

 Bring out the banjo, fiddle, mandolin;

 then tune ‘em to sing of Carra Lee!

 Folks are comin’ from afar,

 hear ‘em jawing merrily!

 Tune ‘em up to sing of Carra Lee;

 young people, unsure of their steps,

 hear ‘em jawing merrily.

 Parents recall their courtin’ days

 as young people, unsure of their steps –

 wallflower gardens grow on the porch.

 Parents recall their courtin’ days

 stirring up the Dog Branch

 while wallflower gardens grew on the porch.

 Fix the place all up,

 stir up the Dog Branch;

 it’s time for the dance!