[Verse 1]
Way low down in the cedar swamp
Water's deep and muddy
There I met my pretty little miss
There I kissed my honey

[Chorus]
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home

[Verse 2]
Blue-eyed girl is mad at me
Black-eyed girl won't have me
'Fore I marry that cross-eyed gal
A single life I'll tarry

[Chorus]
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home

[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home

[Verse 4]
Built my love a big fine house
Built it in the garden
Put her in and she jumped out
Fare you well, my darlin'

[Chorus]
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home

[Verse 1]
Way low down in the cedar swamp
Water's deep and muddy
There I met my pretty little miss
There I kissed my honey

[Chorus]
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home
Swing a lady up and down
And swing a lady home