Lordy, how they play you Lord, they really sway you Ba-ba-da-da-da-da-da-da-da When the sun goes down The tide goes out The Darkies gather 'round And they all begin to shout, "Hey! Hey! Uncle Dud, It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud!" What a dance do they do Lordy, how I'm tellin' you Oh, what a band They can have by clappin' their hand Just as happy as a cow chewin' on a cud When the Darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud Lordy, how they play it Lord, they really sway it Bo-bo-do-do-do-do-da Da-di-ba-da-da-da-da Di-di-di-di Lord, that music thrills me Say, it nearly kills me Ohhhhh Di-da-da-da-da What a dance do they do Lordy, how I'm tellin' you Oh, what a band They can have by clappin' their hand Just as happy as a cow chewin' on a cud When the Darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud Just as happy as a cow chewin' on a cud When the Darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud