Song 10 in Ukulele for Beginners

Polly Wolly Doodle

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Oh, I went down south for to see my Sal, Sing Pollywollydoodle all the
day; My Sally am a spunky gal. Sing Pollywollydoodle all the
day.
Fare thee well. fare thee well. Fare thee
well, my fairy fay. For I’m going to Lou’siana. For to
see my Susyanna. Sing
Pollywollydoodle all the day.
Oh, my Sal, she am a maiden fair.
With curly eyes and laughing hair.
Oh, a grass-hopper sittin’ on a railroad track,
A-pickin’ his teef wid a carpet tack.
Oh, I went to bed, but it wasn’t no use.
My feet stuck out for a chicken roost.
Behind de barn, down on my knees,
I thought I heard that chicken sneeze.
He sneezed so hard wid de hoopin’-cough,
He sneezed his head an’ his tail right off

Music: Traditional American (minstrel-era song, first printed 1880)
Words: Traditional
First published: 1880 (Students' Songs, ed. William H. Hills, Cambridge, Mass.)
Copyright: Public domain in the US, UK and EU. The arrangement and recordings belong to the book.