First verse and chorus as it appears in THE UNITED IRISHMAN (6 August 1904):

  
In South Carolina de darkies go,  
     Sing song, Kitty, can't ye ki me, oh!  
Dere's where de white folks plant de tow,  
     Sing song, Kitty, can't ye ki me, oh!  
Cover de ground all hover wid smoke,  
     Sing song, Kitty, can't ye ki me, oh!  
And up de darkies 'eads dey poke,  
     Sing song, Kitty, can't ye ki me, oh!  
  
CHORUS:  
  
Keemo, kimo, dar oh! whar  
Wid me hee mo, hi mo,  
An' hin comes Sally singin',  
Sometimes penny winkle,  
Ling tom, nip cat,  
Sing song, Kitty, can't ye ki me, oh!  

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Again, any help on how this song got into the mouth of a West-Briton toady would be of great interest and help.

Cheers,
LT

Line Breaks <br> added.
-Joe Offer-