Seemingly, "Polly-Wolly-Doodle" spread as a college song. It was included in The Most Popular College Songs (New York: Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge, 1904, 1906, p. 72) and Carmina Princetonia: The Princeton Song Book (New York: G. Schirmer, [1898]; 21th ed., 1927, p. 136). Both, along with the Heart Songs version, are the same, with seven verses:

POLLY-WOLLY-DOODLE

1. (Solo) Oh, I went down South for to see my Sal,
(Chorus) Sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day;
(Solo) My Sally am a spunky gal,
(Chorus) Sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

    (Chorus) Fare thee well, (Farewell,) fare thee well, (farewell,)
    Fare thee well, my fairy fay,
    For I'm goin' to Lousiana, For to see my Susyanna,
    Sing Polly-wolly-doodle all the day.

2. Oh, my Sal, she am a maiden fair,
With curly eyes and laughing hair.

3. Oh, I came to a river, an' I couldn't get across,
An' jump'd upon a nigger, an' I tho't he was a hoss.

4. Oh, a grass-hopper sittin' on a railroad track,
A-pickin' his teef wid a carpet tack.

5. Oh, I went to bed, but it wasn't no use,
My feet stuck out for a chicken roost,

6, Behind de barn, down on my knees,
I thought I heard that chicken sneeze.

7. He sneezed so hard wid de 'hoopin'-cough,
He sneezed his head an' his tail right off,
       And so on, ad infin.