Had a look at the version of Ian Davison?s song that Jim D posted in 2002: It's only half the length! I have 8 verses, which I'll post below. I love the last one, ("quite a few folk are lying there maimed") which I usually sing slower, or even slip into a minor key version, before going back to usual speed for the final chorus.



ROOM FUR US A? IN THE DANCE                        Ian Davison
Main Tune: Back O? Bennachie (other common ceilidh tunes played between chorus and next verse).
(And it's been hit by the keyboard transposition thing, so for each question-mark, read an apostrophe!)

Chorus
Wi? Phil oan the boax an? Ally on the fiddle,
we birl at the tap an? we dash doon the middle,
An?, Whit she sees in him is a riddle, but there?s room fur us a? in the dance.


1.There?s some o? us no even startit yet,
An? some of us are up fur every set,
An? some o? the faces shine wi? sweat,
An? there?s room fur us a? in the dance. Chorus

2.They?re a? in noo, wi? the Sergeant Dashin?,
An? the elbows up, an? the partners clashin?,
An? the blood is up an? the eyes are flashin?,
An? there?s room fur us a? in the dance.   Chorus

3. The cry goes up fur Strip the Willow,
   The ties are aff, the dresses billow,
   An? ah widnae mind her tae share ma pillow,
   An? there?s room fur us a? in the dance. Chorus

4. Then airm-n-airm in rows we?re headin?,
   Steppin? it oot fur Mairi?s Weddin?,
   An? some?ll no miss the weight they?re sheddin?,
   An there?s room fur us a? in the dance.    Chorus

5. Wi the Quarrie?s jig an? Autumn in Appin,
   The feet are gauin? an? the hands are clappin?,
   An? the De'il knaws whit next?ll happen,
   An? there?s room fur us a? in the dance.    Chorus

6. By the Duke O? Perth and the Eightsome Reel,
   Ye?d think we a? hud springs in oor heels,
   An? a wee quick cuddle or a kiss we?ll steal,
   An? there?s room fur us a? in the dance.    Chorus

7. Wi? the Hamilton Rant and the Kashmir shawl,
   Ye kin hairdly hear the caller?s calls,
   Fur the din that?s echoin? aff the wa?s,
   An? there?s room fur us a? in the dance.    Chorus

8. But noo it?s time fur Toddlin? Hame,
   An? maist o? the people are limpin? lame,
   An? quite a few folk are lyin? there maimed,
   An? there?s room fur us a? in the dance.    Chorus