Some play-parties have the directions for the dance included in them as lyrics. Two of these are The Old Brass Wagon and Shake Them 'Simmons Down.

THE OLD BRASS WAGON is sung to the tune of "Ten Little Indians". A typical set of verses would be:

Circle to the left in the old brass wagon (3x)
You're the one, my darling

Swing your partner, in the old brass wagon (3x)
You're the one, my darling

Promenade in the old brass wagon
You're the one, my darling

The circle and the promenade happen every time. The figure in between them changes every time, at the whim of a caller on the floor.

A typical set of verses for SHAKE THEM 'SIMMONS DOWN would be:

Circle left, doh, doh (3x)
Shake them 'simmons down

Dosido your partner, doh, doh (3x)
Shake them 'simmons down

Swing your corner, doh, doh (3x)
Shake them 'simmons down

Promenade, doh, doh (3x)
Shake them 'simmons down

The dosido is done twice, since that is how much time you have for it. The promenade is with the one you swung. The figures do not change during the course of the dance, but they could vary from one time the dance is done to another.