Oh, I went down South to see my Sal 
singing 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 off to Lou'siana for 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 curly eyes and laughing hair 
sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
 
Fare thee well, fare thee well, 
fare thee well my fairy Fay 
for I'm off to Lou'siana for to see my Susyanna 
sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
 
Oh I like watermelon and I have for years 
sing Polly wolly doodle all the day 
I eat watermelon because it gets upon my ears 
sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
 
Fare thee well, fare thee well, 
fare thee well my fairy Fay 
for I'm off to Lou'siana for to see my Susyanna 
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, 
fare thee well my fairy Fay 
I'm going to Lou'siana for to see my Susyanna 
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 a chicken sneeze 
sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
 
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
 
Fare thee well, fare thee well, 
fare thee well my fairy Fay 
for I'm off to Lou'siana for to see my Susyanna 
sing Polly Wolly Doodle 
sing Polly Wolly Doodle 
sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day