The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)

Traditional

[Chorus]
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Martha's gone away

[Verse 1]
Rod-a, he ride him and he jumped a ditch
He ride-a, he rode him, and the pony did pitch
The pony, he felt a little bit shy
'Cause he's bitten by that blue-tailed fly

[Chorus]
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Martha's gone away

[Verse 2]
When I was down in Louisiana
I stayed a little while in Texarkana
Every once in a while, I felt a little bit shy
'Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly

[Chorus]
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy cracks corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Martha's gone away

[Verse 3]
I was on my to Shreveport, Louisiana
Then I stopped out in Caspiana
And I felt a little bit shy
'Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly

[Chorus]
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Martha's gone away

[Verse 4]
When I was drivin' along in my car
I would stop most anywhere
Once in while I look up in the sky
'Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly

[Chorus]
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Martha's gone away

[Verse 5]
Once in a while I do a little bit o'dance
And some of the people come around and says, "Will you allow me a little chance?"
But every once in a while I feel a little bit shy
'Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly

[Chorus]
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Martha's gone away, yes
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
Martha's gone away

Trivia about the song The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn) by Lead Belly

When was the song “The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)” released by Lead Belly?
The song The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn) was released in 2006, on the album “Lead Belly Sings For Children”.
Who composed the song “The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)” by Lead Belly?
The song “The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)” by Lead Belly was composed by Traditional.

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