CHICK-A-LA-LEE-O

(collected from Almeda Riddle)

La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o

Now I'm gonna marry just who I please
	La...
I bet I'd do if he asked me
	La...

La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o

I think I'll marry little Johnny Green
	La...
That's the prettiest boy I've ever seen
	La...

La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o

But he's gone off to the war away
	La...
He come back some pretty fair day
	La...

La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o

Yonder he comes I do believe
	La...
Lord I hope he marries me
	La...

La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o

Now I'm gonna marry just who I please
	La...
I bet I'd do if he asked me
	La...
	
La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o
	La, la, la, chick-a-la-lee-o

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