Same Old Reason (RIV 341) Joe Saltel

OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER

Grand Square
* I asked a wise old owl in the old oak tree
If he knew about this feeling that’s been coming over me
He gave me a wink and then he nodded his head
You could have knocked me over when he said
Allemande and Weave
We’ll it’s the same old reason that I can’t sleep at night
It’s the same old reason that I can’t eat a bite.
It’s the same old reason that the moon’s up above
It’s love, love, la la la love.

FIGURE

The heads [sides] make a Left Hand Star, you turn it ‘round.
To the corner make a Right Hand Star.
Heads Star Left and roll it all the way back.
Find the corner, Touch a Quarter
Scoot Back, go boys, Scoot Back, go girls
Star Thru and Promenade that old world
It’s the same old reason that the moon’s up above
It’s love, love, la la la love.

ADDITIONAL LYRICS

Well, I didn’t want to listen to an owl in a tree
So I had my family doctor come and visit with me
I asked if he knew why I was sick and in bed
He took one look and then he said,
The doctor said the same as the owl did before
So I thought I’d put the question to the girl next door
She gave a big hug and a kiss to me
She said, My darling,