Might make a cradle of each shoe,
Rosa take me for your beau,
She said, now don’t be foolish, Joe! U li a li o la e.
Courtin down in Tennessee, &c.
My story yet is to be told, U li a li o la e,
Rosa catch’d a shocking cold, U li a li o la e.
Send de doctor, fetch de nurse,
Doctor came but make her worse,
I tried to make her laugh, but no,
She said, Now don’t be foolish, Joe, U li a li o la e.