Scotch Cap
for a line of three couples
Reconstructed by Duchess Dianna
Music: On the Banks of the Hellicon, by the Baltimore Consort (needs two extra repeats)
Part 1
Verse 1, Part A
1: Couples take inside hands and go forward a double.
2: Fall back a double.
Verse 1, Part B
1&2: That again.
Chorus 1, Part A
1: The two upper women and the two lower men fall back a double from each other.  This means that women one and two fall back a double diagonally up the set, while men two and three fall back a double diagonally down the set.
2: The people who fell back slip forward by their right shoulders, passing front to front with their counterpart to end up one position down and on the opposite side of the line (w1 switch w/ m2, w2 switch w/ m3).
3&4: Man one and woman three switch places.
Chorus 1, Part B
1: The two upper women and the two lower men (who are not the people who fell back last time, and who are on the opposite sides of the set from before) fall back a double diagonally from each other.
2: These people slip forward by their right shoulders, passing front to front, to end up one position down and on the opposite side of the line.
3&4: The lower woman and the upper man switch places.
Part 1 again (new people in positions)
Verse 1, Part A
1: Couples take inside hands and go forward a double.
2: Fall back a double.
Verse 1, Part B
1&2: That again.
Chorus 1, Part A
1: The two upper women and the two lower men fall back a double diagonally from each other.
2: These people slip forward by their right shoulders, shoulders, passing front to front with their counterpart to end up one position down and on the opposite side of the line.
3&4: The lower woman and the upper man switch places.
Chorus 1, Part B
1: The two upper women and the two lower men fall back a double diagonally from each other.
2: These people slip forward by their right shoulders, passing front to front, changing places.
3&4: The lower woman and the upper man switch places.
Part 1 again, last time (to fix the sets)
Verse 1, Part A
1: Couples take inside hands and go forward a double.
2: Fall back a double.
Verse 1, Part B
1&2: That again.
Chorus 1, Part A
1: The two upper women and the two lower men fall back a double diagonally from each other.
2: These people slip forward by their right shoulders, passing front to front, changing places.
3&4: The lower woman and the upper man switch places.
Chorus 1, Part B
1: The two upper women and the two lower men  fall back a double diagonally from each other.
2: These people slip forward by their right shoulders, passing front to front, changing places.
3&4: The lower woman and the upper man switch places.
Part 2
Verse 2, Part A
1&2: Side left.
Verse 2, Part B
1&2: Side right.
Chorus 2, Part A
1: Men all take hands, women all take hands, fall back a double from your partner.
2: Forward a double.
3&4: Ends meet behind, all arm - which means: Man one and man three will meet behind man two and arm all the way around while woman one and woman three meet behind woman two and arm all the way around while couple two arm with each other.  This is the mushroom figure (Scotch Cap), or the I figure.
Chorus 2, Part B
1: From your 'arming' positions, fall back a double.
2: Forward a double to find your partner.
3&4: Turn your partner all the way around.
Part 3
Verse 3, Part A
1&2: Arm left.
Verse 3, Part B
1&2: Arm right.
Chorus 3, Part A
1: Men all take hands, women all take hands, men slip up the hall and women slip down to form one line.
2&3: Man three and woman one drop hands with the other men and women, take hands with each other.  Hey hand by hand back to your partner.
4: Turn your partner around.
Chorus 3, Part B
1: Men all take hands, women all take hands, women slip up the hall and men slip down to form one line.
2&3: Woman three and man one drop hands with the other men and women, take hands with each other.  Hey hand by hand back to your proper places.
4: Turn your partner around.