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