Ain’t I Glad to Get Out of the Wilderness.
Music—
Tum, Tum, Tum, Tum.
Chorus.—
Ahaa—Ahaa—Ahaa—Ahaa.
Solo—
Way down south in Beaver Creek,
In Beaver Creek, in Beaver Creek,
De niggers-dey grow about ten feet,
Way down in Alabam.
Chorus.—
Oh, ain’t I glad we got out of the wilderness
Out of the wilderness,
Oh, ain’t we glad we got out of the wilderness
And left old Alabam.
[Symphony with dance as above.]
Solo—
Dey wet the ground wid bacca smoke,
Wid bacca smoke, wid bacca smoke,
When out of de ground dar heads do poke.
Way down in Alabam,
Dance & Chorus—Oh, ain’t I glad, etc.
Solo—
My wife’s dead, an I’ll get anuder one,
I’ll get anuder one, I’ll get anuder one,
My wife’s dead, and I’ll get anuder one,
Way down in Alabam.
Dance & Chorus—Oh, ain’t I glad, etc.
Solo—
I met a cat-fish in the ribber.
In the ribber, in the ribber,
I golly, it made dis nigger shiver
Way down in Alabam.
Dance & Chorus—Oh, ain’t I glad, etc.
Solo—
I steer’d right straight for de critter’s snout
De critter’s snout, de critter’s snout,
Turned de cat-fish inside out,
Way down in Alabam.
Dance & Chorus—Oh, ain’t I glad, etc.
Solo—
Oh, here we go now altogether,
All together, all together,
Nebber mind de wind or wedder,
Way down in Alabam,
Dance & Chorus—Oh, ain’t I glad.