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Polly Wolly Doodle

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[Verse 1]
CWell I went down soCuth for to see mCy gal
CSing Polly wolly doCodle all dGay
GShe got curly eyes aGnd laughin' hair
GSing Polly Wolly doodle all dCay
[Chorus]
CFare thee well, FaCre thee well,
CFare thee well my fairy fGay
GFor I'm going to GLou'siana For to see my GSusyanna
GSing Polly wolGly doodle all dCay
[Verse 2]
CThere's a grasshopper sittin' on a raiClroad track
SCing Polly wolly doodle all dGay
GPickin' his teeth with a carGpet tack
GSing Polly wollGy doodle all dCay
[Chorus]
CFare thee well, FaCre thee well,
CFare thee well my fairy fGay
GFor I'm going to GLou'siana For to see my GSusyanna
GSing Polly wolGly doodle all dCay
[Verse 3]
I wCent to the river I cCouldn't get across
Sing PoClly Wolly doodle all dGay
I juGmped on a gator I thoGught it was a horse
Sing PGolly Wolly doodle all dCay
[Chorus]
CFare thee well, FaCre thee well,
CFare thee well my fairy fGay
GFor I'm going to GLou'siana For to see my GSusyanna
GSing Polly wolGly doodle all dCay

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Polly Wolly Doodle

by Leon Redbone

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

C C C

Well I went down south for to see my gal

C C G

Sing Polly wolly doodle all day

G G

She got curly eyes and laughin' hair

G C

Sing Polly Wolly doodle all day

[Chorus]

C C

Fare thee well, Fare thee well,

C G

Fare thee well my fairy fay

G G G

For I'm going to Lou'siana For to see my Susyanna

G G C

Sing Polly wolly doodle all day

[Verse 2]

C C

There's a grasshopper sittin' on a railroad track

C G

Sing Polly wolly doodle all day

G G

Pickin' his teeth with a carpet tack

G G C

Sing Polly wolly doodle all day

[Chorus]

C C

Fare thee well, Fare thee well,

C G

Fare thee well my fairy fay

G G G

For I'm going to Lou'siana For to see my Susyanna

G G C

Sing Polly wolly doodle all day

[Verse 3]

C C

I went to the river I couldn't get across

C G

Sing Polly Wolly doodle all day

G G

I jumped on a gator I thought it was a horse

G C

Sing Polly Wolly doodle all day

[Chorus]

C C

Fare thee well, Fare thee well,

C G

Fare thee well my fairy fay

G G G

For I'm going to Lou'siana For to see my Susyanna

G G C

Sing Polly wolly doodle all day

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