[Verse 1]
Chickens crowin' on Sourwood Mountain
Hey, diddle-um-day
So many pretty girls I can’t count 'em
Hey, diddle-um-day

[Chorus]
Hey, diddle-um-day
Hey, diddle-um-day
So many pretty girls I can't count ’em
Hey, diddle-um-day

(Sing on)

[Verse 2]
I got a gal at the head of the holler
Hey, diddle-um-day
She won't come, and I won't foller
Hey, diddle-um-day

[Verse 3]
Well, one of these days I'm gonna roam
Hey, diddle-um-day
And leave my darlin' and my home
Hey, diddle-um-day
[Chorus]
Hey, diddle-um-day
Hey, diddle-um-day
And leavе my darlin' and my home
Hey, diddle-um-day

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
I'm gonna catch that wеstbound train
Hey, diddle-um-day
You'll never see me here again
Hey, diddle-um-day

[Verse 5]
I’m gonna get myself a wife
Hey, diddle-um-day
Work her hard the rest of my life
Hey, diddle-um-day

[Chorus]
Hey, diddle-um-day
Hey, diddle-um-day
I’ll work her hard the rest of my life
Hey, diddle-um-day
[Chorus]
Hey, diddle-um-day
Hey, diddle-um-day
I'll work her hard the rest of my life
Hey, diddle-um-day