Way low down in the cedar swamp, waters deep and muddy
There I met my pretty little miss; there I kissed my honey.
Swing a lady up and down, swing a lady home,
Swing a lady up and down and swing a lady home.

Blue eyed girl is mad at me, brown eyed girl won’t have me,
So I’ll marry the dark-eyed girl, single life I’ll tarry.
Swing a lady up and down, swing a lady home,
Swing a lady up and down and swing a lady home.

I build my love a big strong house, I build it in the garden.
I put her in and she jumps out so fair you well my darling.
Swing a lady up and down, swing a lady home,
Swing a lady up and down and swing a lady home.

The older she gets, the prettier she gets I tell you she’s a honey.
Makes me work all through the week and get stove wood on Sunday.
Swing a lady up and down, swing a lady home,
Swing a lady up and down and swing a lady home.

Way low down in the cedar swamp, waters deep and muddy
There I met my pretty little miss; there I kissed my honey.
Swing a lady up and down, swing a lady home,
Swing a lady up and down and swing a lady home.

Swing a lady up and down, swing a lady home,
Swing a lady up and down and swing a lady home.