Lyrics and translation The Weavers - The Gandy Dancer's Ball
The Gandy Dancer's Ball
Le bal de Gandydancer
Oh
they
danced
on
the
ceiling
Oh
ils
ont
dansé
au
plafond
And
they
danced
on
the
wall
Et
ils
ont
dansé
sur
le
mur
At
the
Gandy
Dancer′s
ball
Au
bal
de
Gandydancer
Hey!
Swing
around,
swing
around,
Hé
! Tourne,
tourne,
Swing
around
the
Jimmy
John
Tourne
autour
de
Jimmy
John
Swing
around,
swing
around
Tourne,
tourne
The
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Le
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Swing
around,
swing
around
Tourne,
tourne
Swing
around
the
Jimmy
John
Tourne
autour
de
Jimmy
John
Swing
the
pretty
girl
round
Fais
tourner
la
jolie
fille
The
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Le
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
The
Gandy
Dancer
is
a
railroad
man
Le
Gandydancer
est
un
cheminot
And
his
work
is
never
done
Et
il
travaille
sans
relâche
With
his
pick
and
his
shovel
and
his
willing
hands
Avec
sa
pioche
et
sa
pelle
et
ses
mains
habiles
He
makes
the
railroad
run
Il
fait
avancer
le
chemin
de
fer
There's
Macanaw
Mack
and
Toledo
Jack
Il
y
a
Macanaw
Mack
et
Toledo
Jack
And
the
boys
from
Idaho
Et
les
garçons
de
l'Idaho
And
the
Frisco
kid
and
Saginaw
Sid
Et
le
gamin
de
Frisco
et
Saginaw
Sid
And
good
old
Cotton-eyed
Joe
Et
le
bon
vieux
Cotton-eyed
Joe
Oh
they
danced
on
the
ceiling
Oh
ils
ont
dansé
au
plafond
And
they
danced
on
the
wall
Et
ils
ont
dansé
sur
le
mur
At
the
Gandy
Dancer′s
ball
Au
bal
de
Gandydancer
Hey!
swing
around,
swing
around,
Hé
! Tourne,
tourne,
Swing
around
the
Jimmy
John
Tourne
autour
de
Jimmy
John
Swing
around,
swing
around
Tourne,
tourne
The
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Le
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Swing
around,
swing
around
Tourne,
tourne
Swing
around
the
Jimmy
John
Tourne
autour
de
Jimmy
John
Swing
the
pretty
girl
round
Fais
tourner
la
jolie
fille
The
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Le
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
The
boys
will
gather
at
the
great
affair
Les
garçons
se
retrouveront
à
la
grande
fête
The
Gandy
Dancer's
ball
Le
bal
de
Gandydancer
A-kissin'
their
ladies
with
perfumed
hair
Embrassant
leurs
dames
aux
cheveux
parfumés
And
prancin′
round
the
hall
Et
cabriolant
dans
la
salle
They
got
the
biggest
band
in
all
the
land
Ils
ont
le
plus
grand
groupe
de
tout
le
pays
And
the
rhythm
rocks
the
room
Et
le
rythme
fait
bouger
la
pièce
And
they
holler
out
with
a
mighty
shout
Et
ils
crient
à
tue-tête
When
the
big
bass
drum
goes
boom
Quand
la
grosse
caisse
fait
boum
Oh
they
danced
on
the
ceiling
Oh
ils
ont
dansé
au
plafond
And
they
danced
on
the
wall
Et
ils
ont
dansé
sur
le
mur
At
the
Gandy
Dancer′s
ball
Au
bal
de
Gandydancer
Hey!
swing
around,
swing
around,
Hé
! Tourne,
tourne,
Swing
around
the
Jimmy
John
Tourne
autour
de
Jimmy
John
Swing
around,
swing
around
Tourne,
tourne
The
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Le
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Swing
around,
swing
around
Tourne,
tourne
Swing
around
the
Jimmy
John
Tourne
autour
de
Jimmy
John
Swing
the
pretty
girl
round
Fais
tourner
la
jolie
fille
The
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Le
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
The
railroads
bring
'em
to
the
great
affair
Les
chemins
de
fer
les
amènent
à
la
grande
fête
The
Gandy
Dancer′s
ball
Le
bal
de
Gandydancer
An'
every
line
is
represented
there
Et
chaque
ligne
y
est
représentée
The
big
ones
and
the
small
Les
grandes
et
les
petites
There′s
the
M-K-T
and
the
old
SP
Il
y
a
le
M-K-T
et
le
vieux
SP
And
the
Lehigh
Valley
too
Et
le
Lehigh
Valley
aussi
The
C-N-J
and
the
Santa
Fe
Le
C-N-J
et
le
Santa
Fe
The
Southern
and
the
Soo.
Le
Southern
et
le
Soo.
Oh
they
danced
on
the
ceiling
Oh
ils
ont
dansé
au
plafond
And
they
danced
on
the
wall
Et
ils
ont
dansé
sur
le
mur
At
the
Gandy
Dancer's
ball
Au
bal
de
Gandydancer
Hey!
swing
around,
swing
around,
Hé
! Tourne,
tourne,
Swing
around
the
Jimmy
John
Tourne
autour
de
Jimmy
John
Swing
around,
swing
around
Tourne,
tourne
The
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Le
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Swing
around,
swing
around
Tourne,
tourne
Swing
around
the
Jimmy
John
Tourne
autour
de
Jimmy
John
Swing
the
pretty
girl
round
Fais
tourner
la
jolie
fille
The
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
Le
Jimmy,
Jimmy
John
They
danced
all
day
Ils
ont
dansé
toute
la
journée
And
they
danced
all
night
Et
ils
ont
dansé
toute
la
nuit
They
all
danced
till
the
broad
daylight
Ils
ont
tous
dansé
jusqu'au
jour
At
the
Gandy
Dancer′s
ball
Au
bal
de
Gandydancer
(Swing
around,
swing
around
(Tourne,
tourne
Swing
around,
swing
around
Tourne,
tourne
The
Jimmy
John)
Le
Jimmy
John)
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Writer(s): Paul Weston, Paul Mason Howard
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