Charlie Noble posted the text of Roun' de Corn, Sally, but in the modified form quoted in Southern, "The Music of Black Americans."

The original printing, c. 1832, from James Hungerford, "The Old Plantation and What I Gathered There in an Autumn Month," 1859, Harper, p. 191, is in the form of solo and chorus, as it was collected from boatmen rowing.
It is complete with musical score.

Lyr. Add: ROUN' DE CORN, SALLY

Solo
Hooray, hooray, ho!
Chorus
Roun' de corn, Sally!
Solo
Hooray for all de lubly ladies!
Chorus
Roun' de corn, Sally!
Solo
Hooray, hooray, ho!
Chorus
Roun' de corn, Sally!
Solo
Hooray for all de lubly ladies!
Chorus
Roun' de corn, Sally!
2
Solo
Dis lub's er thing dat's sure to hab you,
Chorus
Roun' de corn, Sally!
Solo
He hole you tight, when once he grab you,
Chorus
Roun' de corn, Sally!
Solo
Un ole un ugly, young un pritty,
Chorus
Roun' de corn, Sally!
Solo
You needen try when once he git you,
Chorus
Roun' de corn, Sally!

2
(Solo lines only)
Dere's Mr. Travers lub Miss Jinny;
He thinks she is us good us any.
He comes from church wid her er Sunday
Un don't go back ter town till Monday.

Hooray, hooray, ho! etc.

3
Solo lines
Dere's Mr Lucas lub Miss T'resser,
Un ebery thing he does ter please her;
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Stated to have been a corn shucking song originally, but changed to a rowing chantey.
Reproduced in Dena J. Epstein, 1977, "Sinful Tunes and Spirituals, Black Folk Music to the Civil War, p. 169. Univ. Illinois Press.


Round the corner, Sally, of the minstrels, is better suited to their songs.