Hi,

This last version with the "Pretty Little Pink" text was probably the work of a professional arranger. It does have the Burn's stanza from the 1700s as the second stanza-- a stanza widely found in tradition in the US just as Burns also took it from tradition.

Fly Around My Pretty Little Pink- sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1959, from the album "Gather Ground."

Her checks are red as a red, red rose,
Her eyes are diamond brown,
I'm goin' to see my pretty little girl,
Before the sun goes down.

[Chorus] Fly around my pretty little pink,
Fly around my daisy,
Fly around my pretty little pink,
You almost drive me crazy.

[break] [Chorus variation]

I reckon you think, my pretty little pink,
That I can't live without you
But I'll let you know before I go
That I care very little about you.[Chorus]

Every time I go that road,
It looks so dark and cloudy
every time I see that gal,
I always tell her howdy.

Coffee grows on the white oak trees,
The rivers runs with brandy,
Rocks on the hillside covered with gold
And the girls as sweet as candy. [Chorus]

I'll put my knapsack on my back,
My rifle on my shoulder,
To march right down to Mexico,
And there I'll be a soldier. [Chorus]
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Richie