man, oh man, it's a liza jane festival!

here are the words i know to miss liza poor gal:

MISS LIZA POOR GAL

went up in the mountains
i gave my horn a blow
thought i heard miss liza say
yonder comes my beau

oh miss liza po' gal
oh miss liza jane
oh miss liza po' gal
ridin' on that train

first time i saw liza
was standin' by my door
shoes and stockings in her hand
bare feet on the floor

asked her if she loved me
she said she loved me some
put her arms around me
lord, i thought my time had come

hardest work i ever done
was workin' on the farm
easiest work i ever done
was in my true love's arms

hitched up dick and dinah
hitched 'em to that train
pulled a big load o' molasses
i'm gonna sweeten up liza jane

whiskey by the barrel (etc.)

liza has a fella
her fella's name is clyde
when he goes to church on sunday
miss liza's by his side

i know she loves her fella
but that don't bother me
'cause there aint nothin' two can do
won't be better with three

ridin' on a steamboat
ridin' on a train
if i ever marry
i'm gonna marry miss liza jane

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See Liza Jane in the Digital Tradition.