1. Oh Hannah, boil dat cabbage down, Hannah, boil 'em down. And turn dem buckwheats round and round. Hannah, boil 'em down. It's almost time to blow de horn Hannah, boil 'em down. To call de boys dat hoe de corn. Hannah, boil 'em down.
CHORUS: Hannah, boil 'em down. De cabbage just pulled out de ground, Boil 'em in de pot, And make him smoking hot Hannah, boil 'em down. De cabbage just pulled out de ground, Boil 'em in de pot, And make him smoking hot.
2. Some like de cabbage made in krout. Hannah, boil 'em down. Dey eat so much dey get de gout. Hannah, boil 'em down. Dey chops 'em up and let dem spoil. Hannah, boil 'em down. I'd rather hab my cabbage boiled. Hannah, boil 'em down.
3. Some say dat Possum's in de pan Hannah, boil 'em down. Am de sweetest meat in all de land. Hannah, boil 'em down. But dar is dat ole cabbage head. Hannah, boil 'em down. I'll prize it children till I'se dead. Hannah, boil 'em down.
Sheet music; White, Smith & Company, Boston. Dedicated to Pete Devvonnear, Callender's Original Georgia Minstrels. Linked by George Morris; American Memory.