Dave Van Ronk — Yas-Yas-Yas

Momma bought a chicken, well she thought it was a duck Put him on the table with his leg's stickin up Well now, here comes sis with a spoon and a glass Start's dishin out the grave from his yas-yas-yas Mama, mama, take a look at sis You know she's out on the levee and she's dancin like this Well now come on in here sis, come in here fast And stop that shakin your yas-yas-yas Well the old folks do it and the young folks too And the old folks show the young folks just what to do Well now you shake your shoulders, you shake them fast And if you can't shake your shoulders, shake your yas-yas-yas Well mister Dillinger road up to a gasoline station He says, "This looks like a pretty good location" Well the attendant says, "Do you want my gas?" "Well it's either your gas or your yas-yas-yas" Way down yonder in Saint Augustine You know, a black cat sat down on a sewing machine Well now, you know that machine, it sewed so fast It sewed ninety-nine stitches in his yas-yas-yas Twas the night before Christmas, all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse Well now, out on the lawn there rose a big crash It was Santa Claus slidin on his yas-yas-yas