Traditional Transcriptions - Old Zip Coon Lyrics

      

Old Zip Coon
by Traditional Transcriptions

Verse 1
O ole Zip Coon he is a larned skoler
O ole Zip Coon he is a larned skoler
O ole Zip Coon he is a larned skoler
Sings posum up a gum tree an coony in a holler
Possum up a gum tree, coony on a stump
Possum up a gum tree, coony on a stump
Possum up a gum tree, coony on a stump
Den over dubble trubble, Zip Coon will jump

Chorus
O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day

Verse 2
O it's old Suky blue skin, she is in lub wid me
I went the udder arter noon to take a dish ob tea
What do you tink now, Suky hab for suppеr
Why chicken foot an possum heel, widout any butter

Chorus
O zip a duden dudеn duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day

Verse 3
Did you eber see the wild goose, sailing on de ocean
O de wild goose motion is a bery pretty notion
Ebry time de wild goose, beckons to de swaller
You hear him google google google google goller

Chorus
O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day

Verse 4
I tell you what will happin den, now bery soon
De Nited States Bank will be blone to de moon
Dare General Jackson, will him lampoon
An de bery nex President, will be Zip Coon

Chorus
O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day

Verse 5
And wen Zip Coon our President shall be
He make all de little Coons sing possum up a tree
O how de little Coons, will dance an sing
Wen he tie dare tails togedder, cross de lim dey swing

Chorus
O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day

Verse 6
Now mind wat you arter, you tarnel kritter Crocket
You shant go head widout ole Zip, he is de boy to block it
Zip shall be President, Crocket shall be vice
An den dey two togedder, will hab de tings nice

Chorus
O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day

Verse 7
I hab many tings to tork about, but don't know which come first
So here de toast to old Zip Coon, before he gin to rust
May he hab de pretty girls, like de King ob ole
To sing dis song so many times, 'fore he turn to mole

Chorus
O zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day
Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day