Old Dan Tucker
1.
Old Dan Tucker's a fine old man.
Washed his face in a frying pan,
Combed his head with a wagon wheel,
And died with a toothache in his heel.
Chorus:
So get out the way for Old Dan Tucker;
Get out the way for Old Dan Tucker;
Get out the way for Old Dan Tucker;
He's too late to come for supper.
2.
Old Dan Tucker began in early life,
To play the banjo and the fife.
He'd play the boys and gals to sleep,
And then into his bunk he'd creep.
Chorus:
So get out the way for Old Dan Tucker;
Get out the way for Old Dan Tucker;
Get out the way for Old Dan Tucker;
He's too late to come for supper.
3. When at night he went to bed,
He pulled a nightcap over his head.
He tried to sleep but it was no use,
'Cause his legs hung out for the chickens to roost, so
Chorus:
So get out the way for Old Dan Tucker;
Get out the way for Old Dan Tucker;
Get out the way for Old Dan Tucker;
He's too late to come for supper.