Chorus 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 Bile 'dem cab-bage down, boys 6 6 6 6 -5 Bake' dat hoe-cake brown, 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -5 On-ly song I e-ver sing is 6 6 -5 -5 5 Bile 'dem cab-bage down. Verse 3 3 3 2 3 3 Went up on the hill-side, 3 2 3 3 3 2 -1 And I gave my girl a ring; 3 3 3 2 -2 -2 -2 Thought I heard her turn and say, 2 2 -1 -1 1 "He's a ding--a-ling!" Repeat chorus