Longways for Six; in three parts (1st Ed., 1650).
| MUSIC | MOVEMENTS | |
| First Part. | ||
| A | 1–4 | All lead up a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.). |
| 5–8 | That again. | |
| B | 1–4 | All face left wall, move forward a double and fall back to places (r.s.). |
| 5–8 | Men the half-hey (Fig. 12, p.29); while women do the same (sk.s.). | |
| C | 1–4 | Partners set and turn single.. |
| 5–8 | That again. | |
| Second Part. | ||
| A | 1–4 | Partners side (r.s.). |
| 5–8 | That again. | |
| B | 1–4 | All fall back two small steps; partners cross over and change places (r.s.). |
| 5–8 | All that again. | |
| C | 1–8 | As in First Part. |
| Third Part. | ||
| A | 1–4 | Partners arm with the right. |
| 5–8 | Partners arm with the left. | |
| B1 | 1–2 | First man changes places with second woman (r.s.). |
| 3–4 | First woman changes places with second man (r.s.); while third man changes places with his partner. | |
| 5–6 | First man changes places with third woman (r.s.). | |
| 7–8 | First woman changes places with third man (r.s.); while second man changes places with his partner. | |
| C | 1–8 | As in First Part. |
Note: This results in a strange shuffling of the set
Playford gives the first figure as something like "All a double to the left wall and back. Straight hey on the side." which
doesn't give you very long for the hey. Cecil Sharp decided this must mean a half-hey; nowadays callers tend to assume the lead out and back was a mistake on Playford's part,
and simply call the first figure as a full straight hey on the side. This means you end up with a perfectly
standard progression (top couple to the bottom) and then if you repeat the whole dance twice more (a total of 9 times through the tune) you
all end up back where you started.
Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart