These lyrics and tune are given in Davidson's Universal Melodist By George Henry Davidson (London: G. H. Davidson, 1853):


DERE'S SOME ONE IN DE HOUSE WID DINAH
As Sung by the Ethiopian Serenaders.

[First 4 verses essentially the same as the Bodleian version OLD JOE quoted by Q above at 12 Nov 04 - 08:24 PM.]

5. Ole Joe was a nice young man,
He used to ride ole dobbin Dan;
But he sent him spinning down de hill,
And I calculate he lies dere still.
                      Ole Joe, &c.