Oh! I eat watermelon and I have for years,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day;

I like watermelon but it wets my ears,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day.



Maybe grass tastes good to a moo cow's mouth,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day;

But I like chicken 'cause I'm from the south,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day.



Fare-thee well,

Fare-thee well,

Mister gloom be on your way,

If you think you're gonna worry,

you can stop it in a huury,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day!



A woodpecker pecks till he gets his fill,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day;

But the woodpecker pays 'cause it's on his bill,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day.



Oh! I feed my pigs with molasses yam,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day;

And they should be sweeter than they really am,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day.



Fare-thee well,

Fare-thee well,

Mister gloom be on your way,

Tho' you haven't any money,

you can still be bright and sunny,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day!



Oh! I hate to hear a choc'late drop,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day;

But I like to hear a lollypop,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day.



Ev'rything went wrong but it turned out right,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day;

The skies were gray but the future's bright,

sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day.



Fare-thee well,

Fare-thee well,

Misteall the day!



A polly is a parrot,

we all know well,

But just what a wolly is

I can't tell.

I wouldn't know a doodle

if one came along,

But polly-wolly-doodle makes a darn good song!