The Square Dance

Jimmy and Johnny attend a square dance during the depression. Johnny an otherwise handsome young man had lost an eye in a farming accident. Johnny’s father not having the money to purchase a glass eye, carved a prosthetic eye from wood. Johnny was quite self conscious because of his missing eye.

Soon after arriving at the dance, Johnny tells Jimmy he believes no girl will dance with him. Jimmy tells him he just has to pick the right girl, and suggests Betty who has a harelip but is a very nice girl, whom has never been asked to dance.

Johnny builds his courage, approaches Betty, and asks, “Betty, wouldn’t you like to dance?”

Betty delighted to finally have been asked exclaims, “Wouldn’t I, Wouldn’t I?”

Johnny shoves Betty aside and shouts, “Harelip, harelip, harelip!”.