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| OLD RILEY (Combination of traditional Words & Music by Huddie Ledbetter) Old Riley walked the water, Old Riley walked the water In them long hot summer days. Old Riley he is gone, Old Riley he is gone In them long hot summer days. Riley walked the water; Here, Rattler, here Old Riley walked the water; Here, Rattler, here. Old Riley's gone like a turkey in the corn Here, Rattler, here. Old Riley's gone like a turkey in the corn Here, Rattler, here. Rattler come when I blow my horn Here, Rattler, here. Old Rattler come when I blow my horn Here, Rattler, here. Old Rattler's got him a marrow bone, Here, Rattler, here. Old Rattler's got him a marrow bone, Here, Rattler, here. Old Riley's gone like a turkey in the corn, Here, Rattler, here. Old Riley's gone like a turkey through the corn, Here, Rattler, here. Old Riley walked the water Old Riley walked the water In them long hot summer days. other version: Here Rattler Here Old Riley crossed the water, On them long hot summer days Old Riley crossed the water. On them long hot summer days, Oh Sic 'im, oh sic 'im Oh sic 'im done gone, here rattler here Oh sic 'im, oh sic 'im. Oh sic 'im done gone, Here rattler here Riley crossed the water; On dem long hot summer days Riley crossed the water On dem long hot summer days He's headed for the river; As sure as your born. Here, Rattler, here. He can hear the sheriff blowin his horn Here, Rattler, here. Here old rattler Here rattler here Hey old rattler Here rattler here Oh Sic 'im, oh sic 'im Oh sic 'im done gone, here rattler here Oh sic 'im, oh sic 'im. Oh sic 'im done gone, Here rattler here Riley crossed the water; On dem long hot summer days Riley crossed the water On dem long hot summer days He's headed for the river; Where we can't go. Here, Rattler, here. Headed up north for freedom land Here, Rattler, here. Hey old rattler Here rattler here Hey old rattler Here rattler here Oh Sic 'im, oh sic 'im Oh sic 'im done gone, here rattler here Oh sic 'im, oh sic 'im. Oh sic 'im done gone, Here rattler here Old Riley crossed the water In them long hot summer days. Old Riley crossed the water; In them long hot summer days |