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Polly Wolly Doodle All Day

aka Polly Woddle Doodle All Day

When a man goes courting, his pony goes at a gallop.

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Oh, I went down South for to see my Sal.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.
My Sal, she is a spunky gal.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.

(Chorus)
Fare thee well, fare thee well,
Fare thee well my fairy fay.
For I'm goin' to Louisiana for to see my Susianna.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.

Oh, my Sal, she is a maiden fair.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.
With curly eyes and laughing hair.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.

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Behind the barn, Down on my knees.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.
I thought I heard a chicken sneeze.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.

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He sneezed so hard with the whooping cough.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.
He sneezed his head and the tail right off.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.

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Oh, a grasshopper sittin' on a railroad track.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.
A-pickin' his teeth with a carpet tack.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.

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Oh, I went to bed but it wasn't any use.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.
My feet stuck out like a chicken roost.
Sing Polly woddle doodle all the day.

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