Will Your Dog Catch A Rabbit
Lead Belly - based on a sailor's ballad
Old man, I’m goin’ up to Mississippi
Yes, I am, buddy, yes, I am
Old man, I’m sailing on that big Bella Lee*
Yes, I am, buddy, yes, I am
Yes, I am, buddy, yes, I am
Old Man, will your dog catch a rabbit?
You can take him and try’m (2)
Old man, will your horse tow double?
You take him and try’m (2)
Old man, will your daughter take company?
I don’t know, well, I don’t know
I don’t know, buddy, I don’t know
I’m gonna sail up the Mississippi river
Yes, I am, yes, I am
I’m sailing up the Mississippi river
Yes, I am, buddy, yes I am
Old man, will your daughter want to marry?
I don’t know, well, I don’t know
Old man, will your dog catch a possum?
I don’t know, well ,I don’t know
Old man, is your ship overloaded?
I don’t know, well, I don’t know
What you gonna do when the ship’s leavin’?
I don’t know, well, I don’t know
* name of a ship
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