Raise a Ruckus - Alan Lomax

Come along, little children, come along

While the moon is shining bright

Now get on board, going down the river float

We gonna raise a ruckus tonight

Well, my old mistress promised me

Raise a ruckus tonight

That when she died she’d set me free

Raise a ruckus tonight

Well, she lived so long that her head got bald

Raise a ruckus tonight

I finally had to kill her with a white oak maul

Well, well, well

Come along, little children, come along

While the moon is shining bright

Now get on board, going down the river float

We gonna raise a ruckus tonight

Well, our old lady gets mad at me

Raise a ruckus tonight

When I won’t drink at the India tea

Raise a ruckus tonight

Well, now she is good and then she is bad

Raise a ruckus tonight

Boys she’s evil like a devil when she gets mad

Well

Come along, little children, come along

While the moon is shining bright

Now get on board, going down the river float

We gonna raise a ruckus tonight

Well, raise a ruckus tonight

Raise a ruckus tonight

Now we gonna raise a ruckus tonight

Raise a ruckus tonight, well, well, well

Come along, little children, come along

While the moon is shining bright

Now get on board, going down the river float

We gonna raise a ruckus tonight

Well, raise a ruckus, raise a ruckus

Raise a ruckus tonight

Get on board going down the river float

We gonna raise a ruckus tonight