1.
Oh I went down South for to see my Sal
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!
For my Sal she was a spunky gal
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!

R.
Fare thee well, fare thee well,
Fare thee well my fairy fay!
For I'm off to Lou'siana
For to see my Susy Anna
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!

2.
Oh, my Sal, she is a maiden fair
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!
With laughing eyes and curly hair
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!

3.
Oh, I came to a river and I couldn't get across
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!
And I jumped upon a gator for I thought he was a hoss
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!

4.
Oh, a grasshopper sitting on a railroad track
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!
A picking his teeth with a carpet tack
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!

5.
Behind the barn, down upon my knees
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!
I thought I heard a chicken sneeze
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!

6.
oh, he sneezed so hard with the whooping cough
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!
He sneezed his head and his tail right off
Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day!