Chorus 8 8 8 8 -9 -9 Bile 'dem cab-bage down, boys 8 8 8 8 -8 Bake' dat hoe-cake brown, 8 8 8 8 -9 -9 -9 -8 On-ly song I e-ver sing is 8 8 -8 -8 7 Bile 'dem cab-bage down. Verse 6 6 6 5 6 6 Went up on the hill-side, 6 5 6 6 6 5 -4 And I gave my girl a ring; 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5 Thought I heard her turn and say, 5 5 -4 -4 4 "He's a ding--a-ling!" Repeat chorus