Barefoot Nellie

Redheaded pecker was sittin' on a limb Ma said chicken but Nellie got a hen Wrung his neck and picked him clean Funniest chicken I ever seen Hey, Barefoot Nellie Ho, Barefoot Nellie Hey, Barefoot Nellie You're the one for me Pig dig a hole over in the lot Make three tracks and just one dot And Nellie says "Who you think I am?" But, hawk is missing about one ham Hey, Barefoot Nellie Ho, Barefoot Nellie Hey, Barefoot Nellie You're the one for me Nellie went to town one day Ridin' on a load of hay Sold a man a trip to Mars And now she sits behind the bars Hey, Barefoot Nellie Ho, Barefoot Nellie Hey, barefoot Nellie You're the one for me Nellie put on her Sunday dress Thought that it would look the best Made out of an old feed sack Her feet wrote right on the back Hey, Barefoot Nellie Ho, Barefoot Nellie Hey, Barefoot Nellie You're the one for me Nellie's got a pair of shoes And she can wear them if she'll choose So, why the heck she got the blues And who is to wear size 22? Hey, Barefoot Nellie Ho, Barefoot Nellie Hey, Barefoot Nellie You're the one for me