Swing Ma, swing Pa, goodbye, goodbye,
Swing that gal from Arkansas, Goodbye Liza Jane.
Chorus:
Oh how I loved her, ain't that a shame,
Oh how I loved her, Goodbye Liza Jane.
Charlotte Town is burning down, goodbye, goodbye.
Burning down to the ground, goodbye, Liza Jane.
Liza Jane had a dress of red, goodbye, goodbye,
Queen of hearts, or so she said, goodbye, Liza Jane.
Liza Jane countin' her toes
You can smell her feet wherever she goes.
I got a gal and a hound dog too,
She don't bite, but the hound dog do.
Liza Jane 'bout half grown,
Jumps on a man like a dog on a bone
Liza Jane, pretty as a rose,
Bites her nails and picks her nose.
Goin' down to Caro, goodbye, goodbye,
Goin' down to Caro, goodbye Liza Jane.
Well, I blacked my boots and I made 'em shine, goodbye, goodbye.
I blacked my boots and I made 'em shine, goodbye Liza Jane.
Take a chaw of tobacco, spit on the wall, goodbye, goodbye,
Swing that gal clear across the hall, Goodbye Liza Jane.
Three wheels 're off and the axel's draggin', goodbye, goodbye,
You can't ride the little red wagon, Goodbye Liza Jane.
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