The Gandy Dancers' Ball

Oh they danced on the ceiling And they danced on the wall At the Gandy Dancer's ball Hey! Swing around, swing around, Swing around the Jimmy John Swing around, swing around The Jimmy, Jimmy John Swing around, swing around Swing around the Jimmy John Swing the pretty girl round The Jimmy, Jimmy John The Gandy Dancer is a railroad man And his work is never done With his pick and his shovel and his willing hands He makes the railroad run There's Macanaw Mack and Toledo Jack And the boys from Idaho And the Frisco kid and Saginaw Sid And good old Cotton-eyed Joe Oh they danced on the ceiling And they danced on the wall At the Gandy Dancer's ball Hey! swing around, swing around, Swing around the Jimmy John Swing around, swing around The Jimmy, Jimmy John Swing around, swing around Swing around the Jimmy John Swing the pretty girl round The Jimmy, Jimmy John The boys will gather at the great affair The Gandy Dancer's ball A-kissin' their ladies with perfumed hair And prancin' round the hall They got the biggest band in all the land And the rhythm rocks the room And they holler out with a mighty shout When the big bass drum goes boom Oh they danced on the ceiling And they danced on the wall At the Gandy Dancer's ball Hey! swing around, swing around, Swing around the Jimmy John Swing around, swing around The Jimmy, Jimmy John Swing around, swing around Swing around the Jimmy John Swing the pretty girl round The Jimmy, Jimmy John The railroads bring 'em to the great affair The Gandy Dancer's ball An' every line is represented there The big ones and the small There's the M-K-T and the old SP And the Lehigh Valley too The C-N-J and the Santa Fe The Southern and the Soo. Oh they danced on the ceiling And they danced on the wall At the Gandy Dancer's ball Hey! swing around, swing around, Swing around the Jimmy John Swing around, swing around The Jimmy, Jimmy John Swing around, swing around Swing around the Jimmy John Swing the pretty girl round The Jimmy, Jimmy John They danced all day And they danced all night They all danced till the broad daylight At the Gandy Dancer's ball (Swing around, swing around Swing around, swing around The Jimmy John)