Cat. #1499 (MFH #692) - As sung by Donna Everett, Huntsville, Arkansas on February 14, 1963
VERSE 1
Ole Bangum would a hunting ride
Dumm-down-rum
Ole Bangum would a hunting ride
Drum-down
Ole Bangum would a hunting ride
Sword an' pistol by his side
Drum-down, rum-down
Rum-quock-cree
VERSE 2
There is a wild boar in this woods
Dumm-down-rum
There is a wild boar in this woods
Drum-down
There is a wild boar in this woods
He'll eat your meat an' suck your blood
Drum-down-rum-dee
Rum-quock-cree
VERSE 3
Oh, how shall I, this wild boar see
Dumm-down-rum
Oh, how shall I, this wild boar see
Drum-down
Oh, how shall I, this wild boar see
Look left, he'll come to thee
Drum-down, rum-down
Rum-quaw-cree
VERSE 4
Ole Bangum, blew both loud an' shrill
Dumm-down-rum
Ole Bangum, blew both loud an' shrill
Drum-down
Ole Bangum, blew both loud an' shrill
An' th wild boar heard on top o' th hill
Drum-down-drum-down
Rum-quock-cree
VERSE 5
Th wild boar came with such a rush
Dillum-down-dillum
Th wild boar came with such a rush
Dillum-down
Th wild boar came with such a rush
It tore down hichory, oak an' ash
Dillum-dee, dillum-down
Dillum-quaw-qee
VERSE 6
Ole Bangum drew his wooden knife
Dillum-down-dillum
Ole Bangum drew his wooden knife
Dillum-down
Ole Bangum drew his wooden knife
Swore that he would take his life
Dillum-dee-dillum-down
Dillum-quaw-qee
VERSE 7
Ole Bangum, did you win or lose
Dillum-down-dillum
Ole Bangum, did you win or lose
Dillum-down
Ole Bangum, did you win or lose
He swore that he had ---- th shoe
Dillum-dee-dillum-down
Dillum-quaw-qee