I went courtin’ Rosa Lee, U li a li o la e.
Eyes as dark as winter night
Lips as red as berry bright,
When first I did her wooing go,
She said, now don’t be foolish, Joe! U li a li o la e.
Courting down in Tennessee, U li a li o la e,
’Neath the wild Banana tree.
I said you lubly gal, dat’s plain, U li a li o la e,
Breff as sweet as sugar cane, U li a li o la e,
Feet as large and comely too,