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Lyrics
First Verse
Oh, I went down south for to see my Sal
Singing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day
Oh my Sal she is a spunky gal
Singing Polly Wolly 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 Susi-anna
Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day.
Second Verse
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.
Chorus:
Fare thee well, fare thee well
Fare thee well my fairy fay
For I'm goin' to Louisiana for to see my Susi-anna
Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day.
Third Verse
I came to a river and couldn't get across
Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day
I jumped on a gator and thought he was a hoss
Sing Polly Wolly 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 Susi-anna
Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day.
Information About Polly Wolly Doodle
"Polly Wolly Doodle" is a song first published in the year 1880 in a Harvard student songbook. The song appears, as the original, in American author Laura Ingalls Wilder's existing manuscript for "These Happy Golden Years", published 1943.
American songwriter Dan Emmett is sometimes credited with writing the song.
The song's melody forms the basis for Boney M's 1979 hit "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday". It is also the tune used for the Barney and Friends song "Alphabet Soup".
Shirley Temple performed "Polly Wolly Doodle" in the 1935 movie "The Littlest Rebel".
Alternative Lyrics & Related Songs
We have a longer version of the song here
Oh, I went down South
For to see my Sal
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
My Sal, she is 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 going 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 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
Fare thee well, Fare thee well,
Fare thee well my fairy fay
For I'm going to Lou'siana For to see my Susyanna
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,
Fare thee well my fairy fay
For I'm going 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
For I'm going to Lou'siana For to see my Susyanna
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
Oh, I went to bed But it wasn't any use
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
My feet stuck out Like a chicken roost
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
Fare thee well, Fare thee well,
Fare thee well my fairy fay
For I'm going to Lou'siana For to see my Susyanna
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
This looks like another version but with some changes to the words
Oh, I went down South for to see my Sal
Singing Polly wolly doodle all the day
My Sal, she is a spunky gal
Sing Polly wolly doodle all the day
Chorus:
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
Chorus:
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
Chorus:
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
Chorus:
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