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Oh I went down south for to see my Sal,
sing polly wolly doodle all the day.
My Sal she am a spunky gal
sing polly wolly doodle all the day.

Fare thee well, fare thee well,
fare thee well,  my fairy fay,
for I'm going to Louisiana
for to see my Susianna
singing polly wolly doodle all the day.

Oh my Sal she is a maiden fair ...
with curly eyes and laughing hair ...

Oh a grasshopper sitting on a railroad track ...
a-picking his teeth with a carpet tack ...

Oh I went to bed and it wasn't no use ...
my feet stuck out for a chicken roost ...

Behind the barn down on my knees ...
I thought I heard a chicken sneeze ...

He sneezed so hard with the whooping cough ...
he sneezed his head and tail right off ...