Cat. #0509 (MFH #702) - As sung by Mrs. Irene Carlisle, Fayetteville, Arkansas on June 23, 1960
VERSE 1
Come all you waggoners, just begun
It won't be long till we'll all have fun
It won't be long till you'll travel this road
With a sorry team an' a heavy load
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VERSE 2
Got up one morning in th month of May
Loaded my wagon for t' start away
Th road I took, it led astray
An' it leads t' th land of th lud-i-aye
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VERSE 3
Got up one morning all out'a my bed
One of my horses was mired an' dead
An' what to do, I did not know
For heavy was th calling an' I had to go
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VERSE 4
I'll sell my wagon an' half of my gears
An' I'll wagon no more for seven long years
I'll bid adieu to my whip an' line
An' hug th girls in th winter time
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