Chickens a growin' on the Sourwood Mountain Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day So many pretty girls I can't count em' Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day My true love she live in the lecture Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day She won't come and I won't fetch her Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day My true love's at the head of the holler' Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day She won't come and I won't foller' Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day My true love's a blue eyed daisy Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day She won't work and I'm too lazy Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day Old man, old man, I want your daughter Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day To bake my bread and carry my water Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day Big dog'll bark and the little one'll bite you Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day Big girl'll court and the little one'll fight you Hey-dee-ing-dang-diddle-all-a-day