Oh, I went down South for 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
 [bad word] 

    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
 [bad word] 

    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
 [bad word] 

    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
 [bad word] 

    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

            (Traditional / De Sylva)