Lyr. Add: DAN TUCKER

Dan Tucker owned an ole log hut
An' kept it clean as a cocoanut
"A tarnation appetite I've got," said Dan
"So I'll borrow a supper wherever I can."

Chorus:
Heigh ho, out ob de way
Old Dan Tucker.
You're to late to hab your supper
(Repeat).

Dan Tucker look at a pig runnin' by
An' smack his lip an' wink his eye
But the pig he look in a knowin' way
And give a grunt as if to say

Heigh ho, out ob de way
Old Dan Tucker
You're too late, etc.

De pig run away but a fowl goin' by
Look at ole Dan so terrible sly
As I can't get de pig, Dan Tucker cried
If I hab de fowl, I'll be satisfied.

Den after de fowl Dan Tucker ran
But de fowl had longer legs than Dan
He war soon out of breath but he has got away
An' gave a cackle which seemed to say-

I'm stuck(?) for dodging, said ole Dan
So I'll dodge me a supper if I can
He went to his friends all round, oh ho!
He dodged in vain for it war no go

Dan went home wid an aching heart
An' wid out his supper he went to bed
An' dreamed dat de pig an' hen, out ob spite
Cackled and squealed in his bed all night.

This one tells a cohesive story. Most have some verses unconnected with a story. Sung by the Ethiopian Serenaders. Published London, Dan Tucker and Jim Crack Corn. From Levy Collection (see Link provided by Masato Sakurai, above) Box 017 Item 089. No date visible but probably ca. 1860.