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 cows mouth Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day But I like Chicken cos I'm from the South Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day
Fare thee well, Fare thee well Mr Gloom be on your way If you think you're gonna worry You can stop it in a hurry Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day
Oh the wood pecker pecks till he gets his fill Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day But the woodpecker pays cos its on his bill Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day
Oh I feed my pigs from molasses yam Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day So they should be sweeter than they really am Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day
Fare thee well, Fare thee well Mr Gloom be on your way Though 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 chocolate drop Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day But I like to hear a Lollipop Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day Every thing went wrong but it turned out right Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day The skies were grey but the future's bright Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day
Fare thee well, Fare thee well Mr Gloom Be on your way Never listen to the devil Simply be a little rebel Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all 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!