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If I Ruled The World   (SIR 373)  Paul Bristow   (Sir Harry Secombe / Tony Bennett)

 

OPENER

SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE:

If I ruled the world… - every day would be the first day of spring
Every heart would have a new song to sing and we'd sing of the joy

– ALLEMANDE LEFT and WEAVE THE RING
If I ruled the world… - every man would – SWING his Girl and PROMENADE
Every voice would be a voice to be heard

Take my word – we would treasure each day that occurred

 

 

FIGURE

Heads PROMENADE HALF WAY – My world’s a beautiful place 

WALK IN and Square Thru go Four

A RIGHT AND LEFT THRU - and keep a smile on your face

PASS THRU, TRADE BY and then STAR THRU

Square Thru go three - SWING YOUR CORNER GIRL and PROMENADE for me

There'd be happiness that no man could end

No my friend – not if I ruled the world

 

 

MIDDLE BREAK

SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE:

If I ruled the world… - every man would be as free as a bird

Every voice would be a voice to be heard - take my word…

 – ALLEMANDE LEFT and WEAVE THE RING

If I ruled the world… every man would - SWING HIS GIRL and PROMENADE
Every heart would have a new song to sing
And we'd sing of the joy every morning would bring

 

 

CLOSER & TAG

SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE:

If I ruled the world… - every man would say the world was his friend
There'd be happiness that no man could end - no my friend, not if I

 – ALLEMANDE LEFT and WEAVE THE RING

Every head would be held up high - SWING and PROMENADE
There'd be sunshine in everyone's sky
If the day ever dawned when I - ruled - the - world

 

 

Original Lyrics:

 

If I ruled the world

Every day would be the first day of spring
Every heart would have a new song to sing
And we'd sing of the joy every morning would bring

If I ruled the world

Every man would be as free as a bird,
Every voice would be a voice to be heard
Take my word we would treasure each day that occurred

 

My world would be a beautiful place
Where we would weave such wonderful dreams
My world would wear a smile on its face
Like the man in the moon has when the moon beams

 

If I ruled the world

Every man would say the world was his friend
There'd be happiness that no man could end
No my friend, not if I ruled the world

 

Every head would be held up high
There'd be sunshine in everyone's sky
If the day ever dawned when I ruled the world