In his book, Drive Dull Care Away, Sandy Ives transcribed a version of "Drive Dull Care Away" that he heard from Charlie Gorman in 1958. The verses are almost what we have in the Digital Tradition. the chorus is:

Away, away, away, away -
We will drive dull care away!
And while we're here with our friends so dear
We'll drive dull care away.

It's a great book - I'd recommend it highly. Click here for a thread about the book.
-Joe Offer-