Oh, I went down South
For to see my Sal
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
My Sally is
A spunky gal
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day

Fare thee well,
Farewell,
Farewell my fairy fay
For I'm off to Lou'siana
Just to see my Susyanna
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day

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

I'm back,
I'm back,
I'm back my fairy fay
For I went to Lou'siana
Just to see my Susyanna
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day

Oh, I came to a river
And couldn't get across
Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day
And I jumped on a fellow
'Cause I thought he was a horse
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day

Oh, a grasshopper sittin'
On a railroad track
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
A-pickin' his teeth
With a carpet tack
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day

Fare thee well,
Fare thee well,
Farewell my fairy fay
For I'm off to Lou'siana
Just to get my Susyanna
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day

So I went to bed
But it was no use
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
My feet stuck out
Like a chicken roost
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day

Behind the barn,
Down on my knees
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
I thought I heard
That chicken sneeze
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day

He sneezed so hard
With the whooping cough
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
He sneezed his head
And the tail right off
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day

Fare thee well,
Fare thee well,
Farewell my fairy fay
For I fat my Lou'siana
'Cause I bound my Susyanna
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day!