Across the Hall

DESCRIPTION: "Go straight across the hall To the opposite lady, Swing her by the right hand, Right hand round and back to the left, And balance to your partner."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1928 (Randolph)
KEYWORDS: playparty nonballad
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Randolph 536, "Across the Hall" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Spurgeon-WaltzTheHall-AmericanPlayParty, pp. 65, 66, "Across the Hall"; pp. 178-179, "Straight Across the Hall" (3 short texts, 3 tunes)
Roud #7646
File: R536

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