Classic Poem

I come to town de udder night,
I hear de noise, den saw de fight,
De watchman was a runnin' 'roun',
Cryin' " Old Dan Tucker's come to town. "

Chorus
So, git out de way, old Dan Tucker,
Git out de way, old Dan Tucker, Git out de way, old Dan Tucker,
You're too late to come to supper.

2

Old Daniel Tucker was a mighty man,
He washed his face in a frying pan,
Combed his head wid a wagon wheel,
An' died wid de toothache in his heel.
CHORUS : So, git out, etc.

3

Old Dan Tucker he got drunk,
He fell in de fire an' he kicked up a chunk;
De red hot coals got in his shoe
An' whee - ee! how de ashes flew!
CHORUS : So, git out, etc.

4

Old Dan Tucker's mother-in-law,
Was the ugliest thing I ever saw,
Her eyes stuck out an' her nose stuck in,
Her upper lip hung over her chin.

CHORUS : So, git out, etc.

5

Old Dan Tucker's back in town,
Swingin' the ladies all aroun';
First to the right and then to the left,
An' then to the gal that he loves best.
CHORUS : So, git out, etc.

6

I went to meetin' de udder day,
To hear old Tucker preach an' pray,
Dey all got drunk, but me alone,
I make ole Tucker walk-jaw-bone.
CHORUS : So, git out, etc.

7

Tucker is a nice old man,
He us'd to ride our darby ram,
He sent him whizzin' down de hill,
If he hadn't got up, he'd laid dar still.