O ole Zip Coon he is a larned skoler, O ole Zip Coon he is a larned skoler, O ole Zip Coon he is a larned skoler, Sings posum up a gum tree an coony in a holler, possum up a gum tree, coony on a stump, possum up a gum tree, coony on a stump, possum up a gum tree, coony on a stump, Den over dubble trubble, Zip Coon will jump. [Finish to each verse.] O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O it's old Suky blue skin, she is in lub wid me, I went the udder arter noon to take a dish ob tea; What do you tink now, Suky hab for supper, Why chicken foot an possum heel, widout any butter. O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. Did you eber see the wild goose, sailing on de ocean, O de wild goose motion is a bery pretty notion; Ebry time de wild goose, beckons to de swaller, You hear him google google google google goller. O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. I tell you what will happin den, now bery soon, De Nited States Bank will be blone to de moon; Dare General Jackson, will him lampoon, An de bery nex President, will be Zip Coon. O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. And wen Zip Coon our President shall be, He make all de little Coons sing possum up a tree; O how de little Coons, will dance an sing, Wen he tie dare tails togedder, cross de lim dey swing. O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. Now mind wat you arter, you tarnel kritter Crocket, You shant go head widout ole Zip, he is de boy to block it; Zip shall be President, Crocket shall be vice, An den dey two togedder, will hab de tings nice. O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. I hab many tings to tork about, but don't know which come first, So here de toast to old Zip Coon, before he gin to rust; May he hab de pretty girls, like de King ob ole, To sing dis song so many times, 'fore he turn to mole. O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day. |
Thomas Birch ARTISTS: Japher's "Original" SANDY RIVER MINSTRELS FIDDLE: Jack Nuckols; BANJO & VOCALS: Mark Meadows; TAMBOURINE: Stephanie Meadows. RECORDED at Landmark Recording Studio 1082 Rosslyn Road Chesapeake, Ohio (740 867-5594) Steve Hoffman, Production Engineer © Copyright 1998 by Japher's "Original" SANDY RIVER MINSTRELS, All rights reserved. Digitized by Nathan Piazza at the Digital Media Center, Clemons Library, Univ. of Virginia |