^FWell, way down yonder on Candy Creek, I whittled out a fiddle from a ^Cwagon seat. I ^Ftune my fiddle and I rub my bow.. play a little tune ^Cwherever I^F go.

^FSleepy-eyed John, you better get you're britches on. Sleepy-eyed John better ^Ctie your shoe. ^FSleepy-eyed John, you better ^Cget your ^Fbritches on. ^FTry to get to Heaven 'fore the ^Cdevil gets to ^Fyou.

^FWell, sleepy-eyed John he stole a goose. The goose she clucked but she ^Ccouldn't get loose. Said, ^FJohn to the goose, "If you don't be still, we'll miss our supper down in ^CCandy^Fville."

^FSleepy-eyed John, you better get you're britches on. Sleepy-eyed John better ^Ctie your shoe. ^FSleepy-eyed John, you better ^Cget your ^Fbritches on. ^FTry to get to Heaven 'fore the ^Cdevil gets to ^Fyou.

^FWell, Sleepy-eyed John he had a wooden leg. The little leg was nothing but a ^Clittle wooden peg. With ^Fone shoe off and one shoe on..he could do the double-shuffle til the ^Ccows come ^Fhome.

^FSleepy-eyed John, you better get you're britches on. Sleepy-eyed John better ^Ctie your shoe. ^FSleepy-eyed John, you better ^Cget your ^Fbritches on. ^FTry to get to Heaven 'fore the ^Cdevil gets to ^Fyou.

^FNow, I took 20 dollars for to build a fence. I took my money and I ^Cain't worked since. I ^Fsold my buggy and I sold my plow. ^FI wouldn't take a dollar for my ^Cjourney ^Fnow.

^FSleepy-eyed John, you better get you're britches on. Sleepy-eyed John better ^Ctie your shoe. ^FSleepy-eyed John, you better ^Cget your ^Fbritches on. ^FTry to get to Heaven 'fore the ^Cdevil gets to ^Fyou.

^FOver the hickory and down the pine.. the racoon left and the ^Cold hound whined. ^FJohn said, 'Sick 'em', and the racoon left. ^FThey crossed Green River in a ^Cminute and a ^Fhalf.

^FSleepy-eyed John, you better get you're britches on. Sleepy-eyed John better ^Ctie your shoe. ^FSleepy-eyed John, you better ^Cget your ^Fbritches on. ^FTry to get to Heaven 'fore the ^Cdevil gets to ^Fyou.

Johnny Horton - Sleepy0eyed john