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Chorus: Ha, ha, this-a-way, Ha, ha, that-a-way.
Ha, ha, this-a-way, Then, oh then.
1. When I was a little boy, little boy, little boy,
When I was a little boy twelve years old.
Papa went an' left me, left me, left me;
Papa went an' left me, to save my soul. (chorus)
Momma came an' got me to save my soul.
Momma didn't whiff me or whip me, whiff me;
Momma didn't whiff me, so I was tol'. (chorus)
3. Papa drank whiskey, whiskey, whiskey;
Papa drank whiskey, so I was tol'.
Momma was frisky, frisky, frisky;
Momma was frisky, so I was tol'. (chorus)
4. I went to school, went to school, went to school, boys,
I went to school when I was twelve years old.
Obeyed the rules, the rules, the rules, boy.
Obeyed the rules as I was told. (Chorus)
5. Learned my lesson, lesson, lesson,
Learned my lesson as I was tol'-
Wasn't that a blessin', blessin', blessin'?
Wasn't that a blessin' to save my soul? (chorus)
6. Liked my teacher, teacher, teacher,
Liked my teacher, so I was tol'.
Prayed like a preacher, preacher, preacher.
Prayed like a preacher to save my soul. (chorus)
7. I went to school, went to school, went to school;
I went to school when I was twelve years old.
Teacher didn't whiff me, whiff me, whiff me;
Teacher didn't whiff me to save my soul. (chorus)
Hi - this-a-way, Hi - that-a-way.
Hi - this-a-way, Then, oh then.