Contents

Ding, Ding, Ding
Do Your Ears Hang Low?
The Dumb Dumb Song
Dead Skunk
Down by the Station
Day - O
Down by the Riverside
The Drool Song
Dusty Road
The Death of Cock Robin
Dixie
Down in the Valley

Ding, Ding, Ding

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding,
Here comes my wagon, my wagon,
I hear the keeper calling me.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding,
Here comes my wagon, my wagon,
To take me to the funny factory.

Just like all the nuts that fall,
I’m a little cracked that’s all.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding,
Here comes my wagon,
my kiddy car, my bus! (Whooopeeeee!)

Do Your Ears Hang Low?

Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o’er your shoulder,
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

Do your eyeballs droop?
Do they wobble in your soup?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a loop?
Can you throw them o’er your shoulder,
Like a continental soldier?
Do your eyeballs droop?

Does your nose hang down?
Does it drag upon the ground?
Can you tie it in a knot?
Can you tie it in a crown?
Can you throw them o’er your shoulder,
Like a continental soldier?
Does your nose hang down?

Do your ears hang high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they droop when they’re wet??
Do they stiffen when they’re dry?
Can you semaphore your neighbor,
With a minimum of labor?
Do your ears hang high?

Do your ears hang wide?
Can you soar and can you glide?
Can you hike the Grand Canyon?
While you’re touching both sides?
Do they get nice and soar,
When you’re walking through the door?
Do your ears hang wide?

Do your ears hang askew?
Can you use one stirring stew,
while the other’s picking berries,
or making mountain dew?
Can you hold an elevator,
while you signal to a waiter?
Do your ears hang askew?

Do your ears fall off?
When you sneeze or when you cough?
When you’re slopping up the hogs,
Do they wind up in the trough?
Would they both be gone,
If mommy didn’t sew them on?
Do your ears fall off?

Do your eyes bug out?
Do they roll around your snout?
Do you go cross-eyed,
When you’re looking for a trout?
Can you see your image clearer,
Without looking in the mirror?
Do your eyes bug out?

The Dumb Dumb Song

Dum-dum-dah-da-dah-da-dum-dum-dah-da-dah-da
Dum-dum-dah-da-dah-da-dum-dum-dah-da-dah-da
Dum-dum-dah-da-dah-da-dum-dum-dah-da-dah-da
Dum-dum-dah-da-dah-da-dum-dum-dum!

Dead Skunk

1. Crossing the highwy late last night
He should have looked left
and he should have looked right
He didn't see the station wagon car
The skunk got squished and there you are

CH: You got your dead skunk in the middle of the road
Dead skunk in the middle of the road
Dead skunk in the middle of the road
and it's stinking to high heaven

2. They called and told me that ain't no rose
Roll up your window and hold your nose
You don't have to look, and you don't have to see
'Cause you can feel it in your olfactory

3. Yeh, you got your dead cat and your two dead dogs
and on a moonlit night, you got your dead toad frogs
You got your dead rabbit and your dead racoon
The blood and guts there gonna make you swoon

Down by the Station

Down by the station, early in the morning,
See the little pufferbellies all in a row.
See the station master, pull the little handle:
Puff Puff, Toot Toot, Off we go.

Day - O

CH: Day-o, day-o,
Dalight come - and I wanna go home.
Day-o, day-o,
Dalight come - and I wanna go home.

1. Work all night on the steaming river,
Daylight come and I wanna go home.
Work so hard it make me shiver.
Daylight come and I wanna go home.

2. Load bananas bunch by bunch,
Daylight come and I wanna go home.
Skipped my supper, lost my lunch.
Daylight come and I wanna go home.

3. Come Me. Tallyman, tally me bananas,
Daylight come and I wanna go home.
Come Me. Tallyman, tally me bananas,
Daylight come and I wanna go home.

4. When morning comes my work is done,
Daylight come and I wanna go home.
Sleep all day 'til the setting sun.
Daylight come and I wanna go home.

5. Kissed my wift 'bout a quarter to eight,
Daylight come and I wanna go home.
Bak on the river - can't be late.
Daylight come and I wanna go home.

Down by the Riverside

1. Gonna lay down my burden, Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside,
Gonna lay down my burden, Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside.

CH: Ain't gonna study war no more, Ain't gonna study war no more,
Ain't gonna study war no more.
Ain't gonna study war no more,
Ain't gonna study war no more,
Ain't gonna study war no more.

2. Gonna put down my sword and shield, ...

3. Gonna put on my long white robe, ...

4. Gonna climb upon that mountain, ...

5. Gonna climb the road to Heaven, ...

The Drool Song

Just plant a watermelon seed upon my grave,
And let the juice run through,
Just plant a watermelon seed upon my grace,
That's all I ask of you.

Chicken and 'possums are might fine,
But there ain't no taste like a watermelon ring.
Just plant a watermelon seed upon my grave,
And let the juice run through.

Dusty Road

1. Almost heaven, Pico Blanco, Launtz Ridge Mountain, Little Sur River.
Life is old there, older than the redworrds, younger than Mount Pice,
Growin' like a breeze.

CH: Dusty road, take me home, to the place where I belong;
Pico Blanco Scout Reservation, take me home,
Palo Colorado Canyon Road.

2. All the Whammies, gather 'round her, doctor's daughter,
Stranger to green water. Dark and dusty, spin-art on the sky.
Miss the taste of bug juice, moon-pie in my eye.

3. I hear her voice in the mornin' hours she called me. (LARS!)
The generator reminds me of my tent far away,
And drivin' down that windy road I get a feelin' I should have
used the KYBO yesterday. Yesterday!

The Death of Cock Robin

      Chorus

         All the birds of the air fell a sighin' and sobbin',
         When they heard of the death of poor cock robin,
         When they heard of the death of poor cock robin.

      1. Who killed cock robin?
         "I", said the sparrow, "with my bow and arrow."
         "I killed cock robin."

      2. Who saw him die?
         "I", said the fly, "with my little eye."

      3. Who'll make his shroud?
         "I", said the beetle, "with my thread and needle."

      4. Who'll dig his grave ?
         "I", said the owl, "with my little trowel."

      5. Who'll give the memorial?
         "I", said the rook, "with my little book."

      6. Who'll be chief mourner?
         "I", said the dove, "with my undying love."

      7. Who'll bear the coffin?
         "I", said the wren, "with rooster and the hen."

      8. Who'll let him down?
         "I", said the crane, "with my golden chain."

      9. Who'll cover him over?
         "I", said the crow, "with my little hoe."

      10.Who'll toll the bell?
         "I", said the bull, "because I can pull."

      11.Who'll mark the grave?
         "I", said the thrush, "with my paint and brush."

      12.Who'll keep the vigil?
         "I", said the lark, "so long as it's not dark."

Dixie

         I wish I was in the land of cotton,
         Old times there are not forgotten;
         Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixieland.
         In Dixieland where I was born in,
         Early on one frosty morning';
         Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixieland.

         Chorus

         Then I wish I was in Dixie, hooray! Hooray!
         In Dixieland I'll take my stand to live and die in Dixie;
         Away, away, away down south in Dixie. [Repeat.]

         There's buckwheat cakes and Indian batter
         Makes you fat, but that don't matter;
         Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixieland.
         Then hoe it down and scratch your grabble,
         To Dixieland I'm bound to travel,
         Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixieland.

Down in the Valley

         Down in the valley, the valley so low,
         Hang your head over, hear the winds blow.
         Hear the winds blow, dear, hear the winds blow.
         Hang your head over, hear the winds blow.

         Down in the valley, walking between,
         Telling our story, here's what it means.
         Here's what it means, dear, here's what it means,
         Telling our story, here's what it means.

         Roses love sunshine, violets love dew,
         Angels in heaven know I love you;
         Know I love you, dear, know I love you,
         Angels in heaven know I love you.

         Build me a castle forty feet high,
         So I can see him as he rides by;
         As he rides by, dear, as he rides by,
         So I can see him as he rides by.

         Writing this letter, containing three lines,
         Answer my question, "Will you be mine?"
         "Will you be mine, dear, will you be mine,"
         Answer my question, "Will you be mine?"

         If you don't love me, love whom you please,
         Throw your arms round me, give my heart ease.
         Give my heart ease, dear, give my heart ease,
         Throw your arms round me, give my heart ease.

         Throw your arms round me, before it's too late;
         Throw your arms round me, feel my heart break.
         Feel my heart break, dear, feel my heart break.
         Throw your arms round me, feel my heart break.

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