Cecil Brown calls it his favorite version, this is all I have;

The first documented lyrics collected in Memphis, date 1903 are bawdy:

Poor old Nellie Sheldon, when she heard the news,
She's sittin' on the bedside, lacin' up her high-heeled shoes,
Bulls got my sweet-f...in' Papa Stackerlee.

If anyone has the complete lyrics or any versions from 1800s. Apparently Lomax found one, or at least someone claiming they learned it in the 1800s.

Richie