On the other hand, some versions of Sail Away Ladies differ in melody and treatment, too. Parker and Dodd's 1932 "Sail Away Ladies" has a tune closer to "Tideo," and these verses. Some sound a trifle concocted, and may have been made up for the recording session; others may stem from playparty use in the singers' childhood. Interestingly re Azizi's remark about disapproval, the refrain sounds distinctly menacing.

SAIL AWAY LADIES

Christmas comin' down the road,
Christmas comin' down the road,
Christmas comin' down the road,
Gonna get married, don't you know

CHO   Sail away ladies, sail away (3x)
          God's gonna get you some day.

Cut that wood and pile it high (3X)
Winter's comin' by and by.

Possum up a simmon tree (3x)
Big fat sump'm for you an' me.

Rubbed my dog with turpentine (3x)
Now that dog is hard to find.

Cook that bacon good and brown (3x)
Saddle my horse and go to town.

Swing your partner round and round (3x)
Spit your 'backers on the ground.