RIDING IN THE BUGGY, MISS MARY JANE

Riding in the buggy, Miss Mary Jane,
Miss Mary Jane, Miss Mary Jane.
Riding in the buggy, Miss Mary Jane,
I'm a long way from home.

CHORUS
Who moan for me?
Who moan for me?
Who moan for me, my darling?
Who moan for me?


Sally's got a house in Baltimore,
In Baltimore, in Baltimore,
Sally's got a house in Baltimore,
And it's full of chicken pie.
CHORUS

I've got a girl in Baltimore,
In Baltimore, in Baltimore,
I've got a girl in Baltimore,
And she's sixteen stories high.
CHORUS

Fare you well, my little bitty Ann,
My little bitty Ann, my little bitty Ann,
Fare you well, my little bitty Ann,
For I'm going away.
CHORUS


Notes: Improvisation and Rhythmic Play: Miss Mary Jane may ask to ride in a car, or on a trolley, an airplane, a camel, and elephant.
The accompaniment can be adapted accordingly. This is a favorite car riding song while going to and from school.

Source: American Folk Songs For Children, by Ruth Crawford Seeger, pages 78-79

Mike and Peggy Seeger recorded this song on their Rounder double CD titled American Folk Songs For Children, which includes all the songs in this wonderful book.


Ruth Crawford Seeger's source for this song is also Dorothy Scarborough's On the Trail of Negro Folk-Songs.

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Hey, and Bob Dylan referred to this song in his song "Tryin to Get to Heaven." An excerpt:

I'm going down the river
Down to New Orleans
They tell me everything is gonna be all right
But I don't know what "all right" even means
I was riding in a buggy with Miss Mary-Jane
Miss Mary-Jane got a house in Baltimore
I been all around the world, boys
Now I'm trying to get to heaven before they close the door