stephen foster

well i was riding to the city

and my horse broke down

do-dah

do-dah

blacksmith lived on the other side of town

oh do-dah day

well i'm gwan to run all night

yes i'm gwan to run all day

i think stephen foster was ahead of his time

that's all i've got to say

well a nickel is a nickel

and a dime is a dime

do-dah

do-dah

you can't make a dollar sittin' down all the time

oh do-dah day

well i'm gwan to run all night

yes i'm gwan to run all day

i think stephen foster was ahead of his time

that's all i've got to say

well i got to the city

and i went downtown

do-dah

do-dah

cotton went up and it all came down

oh do-dah day

well i'm gwan to run all night

yes i'm gwan to run all day

i think stephen foster was ahead of his time

that's all i've got to say

i got a room full of people

and a handful of friends

do-dah

do-dah

that's how it goes and that's how it ends

oh do-dah day

well i'm gwan to run all night

yes i'm gwan to run all day

i think stephen foster was ahead of his time

that's all i've got to say