Lyr. Add: WALK ALONG JOHN
J. P. Carter or J. Sanford

All de way from ole Carlina
For to see my ole Aunt Dinah,
Says I ole lady how's de goose,
De Jaybird jump on de Martin's roost.

Cho.
Walk along John, de fifer's son,
Ain't you glad your day's work's done.

Went behind her house on my knees,
I tink I hear de gobbler sneeze
De gobbler jump on de pumpkin vine,
De goose chaw backer, de duck drink wine.

Milk in de dairy nine days old,
De rats and skippers gettin' mighty bold,
Long tail rat in a pail of souse,
Just come down from white man's house.

Ginny nigger raised a hog,
He made his canoe of de log,
He put his canoe in the water,
Go your death I see your dauter.

I hadn't seen her haf a day
Till my distresses I did pay,
Shy at fust but soon got larkin',
De Ginny gals am deth on sparkin'.

Massa sent me out a singin,
Dat was de fust ob my beginin,
I shake de dubble simosquivers
And bust de banjo all to slivers.

Published 1844, J. W. Turner Pub. Boston, composed by J. Sanford, arranged for piano by J. W. Turner.
From Levy Collection, sheet music.

Some time ago a number of old minstrel-slave-dance songs were discussed in several threads in Mudcat, with regard to fiddle music, and started by richie. The verse about "milk nine days old" is a floater, and appeared in a couple of these songs.
Ole Bull mentioned this Virginia Serenaders' song in thread 4899, but it doesn't seem to have been posted to Mudcat.