Traditional
| Source | Larry Jennings, "Zesty Contras" |
| Level | med (assigned by the editor) |
| Type | Contra |
| Formation | Proper |
| A1 | (4) 1's cross diagonally down through the 2's and make long waves with 1's below the 2's, 1's facing out (4) Balance the wave (4) With person on right allemande right once and re-form the wave (4) Balance again |
| A2 | (4) With person on left allemande left approx. once until 1's meet (4) 1's balance (8) 1's swing |
| B1 | (4) 1's go down the center (4,4) Turn as a couple and come back (4) Cast off |
| B2 | (16) Right and left through, over and back |
Editor's Notes:
Customarily danced to the title tune. See also Lamplighter's Hornpipe (which is similar but has slow allemandes).
A variant with slightly more for the 2's to do:
A2
(4) Allemande left until the 1's meet
(4) Make a wave (along a diagonal) and balance
(8) 1's swing
Another variant: in A2 omit the balance and swing longer.
This dance is from American Country Dances On Line
Added to database 11/17/1996; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen