Chase the Squirrel #1

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Round

Informant/Performer:Raburn LintonMountain Park, Kiowa County, OK1926-27

up four

and chase

the squirr'l,

Chase

Source:Benjamin A. BotkinThe American Play-Party SongLincoln, Neb.: Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1937

the squirr'l,

chase the squirr'l,

Round

2. Break and swing and chase...

3. Round up six and...

4. Break and swing...

5. Round up eight...

6. Break and swing...

Game DirectionsChildren stand in 2 lines of 4 partners.

Vs. 1: First 2 sets of partners join hands and dance around in circle.Vs. 2: First 2 sets of partners drop hands and swing their partner, returning to place.Vs. 3: First 3 sets of partners join hands and dance around in circle.Vs. 4: First 3 sets of partners drop hands and swing their partner, returning to place.Vs. 5: All 4 sets of partners join hands and dance around in circle.Vs. 6: All 4 sets of partners drop hands and swing their partner, returning to place.

up four

and chase

the squirr'l,

Way down

be low.

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