Well, I'm a-goin' downtown, gonna buy me sack of flour Bake a hoecake every hour Keep that skillet good and greasy all the time, time, time Keep that skillet good and greasy all the time Honey if you say so, I'll never work no more I'm gonna lay around your shanty all the time... Got a chicken in the sack, got the bloodhounds on my track Keep that skillet good and greasy all the time... If they beat me to the door, I'm gonna sic 'em on the floor Keep that skillet good and greasy all the time... Well, I'm a-goin' downtown, gonna buy me a jug of brandy Gonna give it all to Nancy Keep her good and drunk and goosy all the time... Well, I'm a-goin' downtown, gonna buy me a jug of whisky Gonna make my baby frisky Keep that skillet good and greasy all the time...