Wow. It's been years since anyone has added to this. I wonder if anyone will see this. All my later years I've tried to find the words to the song my "Mee Maw" used to sing to me. My grandmother was born in 1898 in Kentucky. She spent her life mostly in the south, became a nurse, lived in a Los Angeles suburb in the 50's for a while and retired in Florida. I was born in 1955, and Mee Maw used to play the ukulele and sing these songs. One she called The Arkansas Traveler, and I've had no luck finding the words she sang to me. They are similar of course, and she would say the verses, and then sing "Do do do do do, do do do, doodle doodle doodle doodle, do do do...
Hey there little boy! Why doncha wash yer face?
Get the warsh pan dirty!
(The do do do's)
Hey there mister! How far from here to Little Rock?
Well, I don' know, but there's a hell of a big one down the road a piece!
(The do do do's)
Hey there mister! Whatcha doin?
Fixin my roof!
But it's raainin!
Don't leak a drop in dry weatha!
(The do do do's)
If there were more verses (and I'm sure there were!) I unfortunately can't remember them. That's why I've tried all my life to find the song, but to no avail. All the verses I see don't match hers. Maybe this will stir someone's memory. Thanks!