What's The Rumpus   (RIV 363)   Mike Seastrom

Square Dance (MS) Choreo

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Opener/Break/Closer

(Circle Left.)
I came home late on Sunday; the house was a screaming zoo.*
I couldn't tell if it was a party, or a wrecking crew.
(Smile at your corner.)
Allemande Left the corner, come back, do a Do Sa Do..
Boys Star Left in the middle of the ring, it's once around you know.
Come on boys, meet your partner, Turn her by the Right, she's waiting there.
Allemande Left, come on back, Full Promenade go 'round the square.
Hey (pah) da da da da, yah, (ha, hey). What's the rumpus?
What's the story boy? Come on now, what's the rumpus?

Figure

Heads [sides] do Half Sashay, and now you Pass Thru, but don't roam.
Heads [sides] Turn Left, go Single File and Promenade outside back home.
Sides [heads] Star by the Right in the center, it's once around you know.
All get back to home, and face your Corner, get ready, set and go!
Do an Allemande Left your Corner, come on back Turn partner by the Right I say.
Back to the corner, Turn her by the Left, keep her and Promenade all the way.
Hey (pah) da da da da, yah, (ha, hey). What's the rumpus?
What's the story boy? Come on now, what's the rumpus?**

Tag

Circle Left and everybody sing.
Hey (pah) da da da da, yah, (ha, hey). What's the rumpus? (Hey.)

Alternate Lyrics

*Half a dozen dancers, doing hornpipes here and far,
Something running in my kitchen, I think it's my car. (Grin at your corner.)

*People hanging out my windows, and bowling down the hall,
Music loud enough to shake the walls.
(With your corner, say, "Boo!")

**Cad e an sceil a buachail? What's the rumpus?
(Last line in the original song.)


School / Kids' Choreo

Opener/Break/Closer

(To your Left, Single File, go.)
I came home late on Sunday; the house was a screaming zoo.*
I couldn't tell if it was a party, or a wrecking crew,
now Face your Partner.
Do Sa Do your partner, it's once around you know.
When you're through, same two, Reverse Do Sa Do.
One time around then, all four Girls Star by the Right one time.
Pick up your partner, Star Promenade all the way to home so fine.
Hey (pah) da da da da, yah, (ha, hey). What's the rumpus?
What's the story boy? Come on now, what's the rumpus?

Figure

Heads gonna Roll Away, and now you Pass Thru, but don't roam.
Heads Turn Left go Single File, and Promenade outside back home.
Sides Star by the left in the center, it's once around you know.
All get back to home, and face your Corner, get ready, set and go.
Do an Allemande Left your corner, come on back turn partner by the right I say.
Back to the corner, Turn her by the left, keep her and Promenade all the way .
Hey (pah) da da da da, yah, (ha, hey). What's the rumpus?
What's the story boy? Come on now, what's the rumpus?**

Tag

Hey (pah) da da da da, yah, (ha, hey). What's the rumpus?
What's the story boy? Come on now, what's the rumpus?

Alternate Lyrics

*Half a dozen dancers, doing hornpipes here and far,
Something running in my kitchen, I think it's my car,
now face your partner.

*People hanging out my windows, and bowling down the hall,
Music loud enough to shake the walls,
now face your partner.

**Cad e an sceil a buachail? What's the rumpus?
(Last line in the original song.)