Billy moved his wife to the West,

voiceCollected by Mary Celestia Parler; Transcribed by Neil Byer Mrs. Ann Cagle Woolsey, Ark. March, 1955 Reel 231, Item 7 Dinah, Dinah Billy moved his wife to the West, Hey-ho, dandy, Billy moved his wife to the West, So might it be, Billy moved his wife to the West All because it was for the best, Diner-diner-diner-diner-dine-dine-day. Billy bought her twenty cows, Hey-no, dandy, Billy bought her twenty cows , So might it be, Billy bought her twenty cows, She could call them very loud, Diner-diner-diner-diner-dine-dine-day. When she milked, she milked in a gourd, Hey-ho, dandy, When she milked, she milked in a gourd, So might it be, When she milked, she milked in a gourd, Set it in a corner and covered it with a board, Diner-diner-diner-diner-dine-dine-day. When she turned, she turned in a boot, Hey-ho, dandy, When she turned, she turned in a boot, So might it be, When she turned, she turned in a boot, Out with the dasher and in with her foot, Diner-diner-diner-diner-dine-dine-day. Her butter turned to a green-gray, Hey-ho, dandy, Her butter turned to a green-gray, So might it be, Her butter turned to a green-gray, And then took legs and run away, Diner-diner-diner-diner-dine-dine-day.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation