Oh, I went down South for to see my Sal,
Sing Polly-Wolly-Doodle all day,
My Sally am a spunky gal,
Sing Polly-Wolly-Doodle all day.
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Fare thee well, fare thee well, fare thee well my fairy fay,
For I'm going to Louisiana, for to see my Susyanna,
Sing Polly-Wolly-Doodle all day.
Oh, my gal, Sal, she's a maiden fair, . . .
With laughing eyes and curly hair, . . .
Oh, a grasshopper sat on a railroad track, . . .
A picking his teeth with a carpet tack, . . .
Oh, I went to bed but it weren't no use, . . .
My feet stuck out for a chicken roost, . . .
Behind the barn, down on my knees, . . .
I thought I heard that chicken sneeze, . . .
He sneezed so hard with the whooping cough, . . .
He sneezed his head and tail right off, . . .