SIDESTEP, THE
From the Broadway Musical "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" (1978)
(Carol Hall)


Jay Garner (Broadway Production) - 1978
Patrick Hamilton (Broadway Revival) - 1982
Charles Durning (Film Soundtrack) - 1982
Harry Groener (Broadway Benefit Concert) - 2006





Fellow Texans, I am proudly
Standing here to humbly say
I assure you and I mean it
Now, who says I don't speak out as plain as day

And fellow Texans, I'm for progress
And the flag, long may it fly
I'm a poor boy, come to greatness
So, it follows that I cannot tell a lie

Oooh, I love to dance a little sidestep
Now they see me, now they don't, I've come and gone
And oooh, I love to sweep around the wide step
Cut a little swath and lead the people on

Now, my good friends, it behoves me
To be solemn and declare
I'm for goodness and for profit
And for living clean and saying daily prayer

And now my good friends
You can sleep nights
I'll continue to stand tall
For I promise I shall keep a watchful eye upon ya'll

Oooh, I love to dance a little sidestep
Now they see me, now they don't, I've come and gone
And oooh, I love to sweep around the wide step
Cut a little swath and lead the people on

Now, Miss Mona, I don't know her
Though I've heard the name, oh yes
But, of course, I've no close contact
So, what she is doing I can only guess

And now Miss Mona, she's a blemish
On the face of that good town
I am takin' certain steps so
Someone somewhere's gonna have to close her down

Oooh, I love to dance a little sidestep
Now they see me, now they don't, I've come and gone
And oooh, I love to sweep around the wide step
Cut a little swath and lead the people on

Oooh, I love to dance a little sidestep

Oooh, I love to sweep around the wide step

Cut a little swath and lead the people on






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2012)