Pete Seeger — Sally My Dear

[Verse 1] Oh Sally, my dear, I wish I could wed you Oh Sally, my dear, I wish I could wed you She laughed and replied, "Why, you silly blockhead", singing falla dingy-di-do, whack fall de-day [Verse 2] Oh, Sally, my dear, it's you I'd be kissing Oh, Sally, my dear, it's you I'd be kissing She laughed and replied, said, "You don't know what you're missing", singing fall dingy di-do whack fall de-day [Verse 3] If the girls were all blackbirds or the girls were all thrushes If the girls were all blackbirds or the girls were all thrushes We'd see all of the boys go to beating the bushes, singing fall dingy di-do whack fall de-day? [Verse 4] If the girls were all panthers and raced 'round the mountain If the girls were all panthers and raced 'round the mountain How many of the men would take guns to go hunt 'em, singing fall dingy di-do whack fall de-day? [Verse 5] Oh Sally, my dear, I wish I could wed you Oh Sally, my dear, I wish I could wed you Oh, sir, if you did, you'd say I misled you, singing fall dingy di-do whack fall de-day [Verse 6] If all of the girls were like fish in the ocean If all of the girls were like fish in the ocean And if I were a wave, I would raise a commotion, singing fall dingy di-do whack fall de-day