White folks in the parlor, drinkin' up all that dram
Darkies in the barnyard, eatin' up the white folks' ham
Jaybird tryin' to scratch back, sparrow's tryin' to crow
Young girls hop in the summertime, blind man tryin' to sew
Jaybird died with the whoopin' cough, sparrow died with the colic
I met a bullfrog with a banjo on his back, said he's gwine on down to the frolic
Squirrel on the fence, jawin' at a log
Bullfrogs in the pond, they are barking like a dog
Nigger on the woodpile, can't count seven
Put him in a featherbed, he think he's gone to Heaven