Intro: (6/8 Takt) Swan swan hummingbird Hurrah we are all free now What noisy cats are we Girl and dog he bore his cross Swan swan hummingbird Hurrah we are all free now A long low time ago people talk to me Johnny Reb what's the price of pans Forty a piece or three for one dollar Hey captain don't you want to buy Some bone chains and toothpicks Night weaves her hair chains Years you wouldn't bring back sing Wooden beams and dove tails sweep I struck that picture ninety times I walked that path a hundred ninety Long low time ago People talk to me A pistol hot cup of rhyme The whiskey is water the water is wine Marching feet Johnny Reb what's the price of heroes Six and one half dozen the other Tell that to the captain's mother Hey captain don't you want to buy Some bone chains and toothpicks Night weaves her hair chains Swan swan hummingbird Hurrah we are all free now What noisy cats are we Long low time ago people talk to me A pistol hot cup of rhyme The whiskey is water the water is wine... end on