Song Lyrics

Well a tom cat sittin' on a bale of hay
And a bulldog sittin' on the ground
I went and fetched the bulldog's tail
And they went around and around and around
They went around and around

It's the same old tale that the crow told me
Way down yonder by the sycamore tree
It's the same old tale that the crow told me
Way down yonder by the sycamore tree

Well I had an old cow and she slobbered so bad
I spent all my money that I ever had
I went and asked the doctor what to do about it
He said I'd have to teach the old cow how to spit
He said I'd have to teach the old cow how to spit

It's the same old tale that the crow told me
Way down yonder by the sycamore tree
It's the same old tale that the crow told me
Way down yonder by the sycamore tree

Well a humpback man went to a football game
And the game was called off on account of rain
So the humpback went to get his quarter back
The fullback kicked the hump off of the humpback's back
He kicked the hump off the humpback's back

It's the same old tale that the crow told me
Way down yonder by the sycamore tree
It's the same old tale that the crow told me
Way down yonder by the sycamore tree

Well I just found out why ham's so high
There's only two hind legs on a hog that's why
But cross a hog with an octopus and ham will come down
It'll be hog in the middle and ham all around

It's the same old tale that the crow told me
Way down yonder by the sycamore tree
It's the same old tale that the crow told me
Way down yonder by the sycamore tree

Bill Carlisle, Homer Harris