As I walked out one morning To take the morning air,

voiceCollected by Merlin Mitchell Transcribed by Mary C. Parler Tom Boyd Patrick, Ark. November 3, 1950 Reel 79, Item 2 Lolley Trudum As I walked out one morning To take the morning air, Lolly trudum trudum trudum lolly day As I walked out one morning To take the morning air, I heard a cruel mother Say to her daughter fair, Lolly trudum trudum trudum lolly day. You had better wash the dishes And hold your flattering tongue, Lolly trudum trudum trudum lolly day, You had better wash the dishes And hold your flattering tongue, For you to git married You know you are too young Lolly trudum trudum trudum lolly day. (The repetition and refrains will not be transcribed in the remaining stanzas. MCP) Oh, what if I were willing, Where would you git your man? Lawsy mercy, Mama, I'd git that handsome Sam. But what if he was to fool you Like you fooled him before? Lawsy mercy, Mama, I'd git a dozen more. There is tinkers and tinners And men of all degree, They all want to marry And some would marry me. There's doctors and lawyers And boys that follers the plow, I can and I will git married Fer the fit hit's on me now. My daughter she is married And well-to-do; Lawsy mercy, boys, I'm on the carpet too.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation