The Drummer and the Cook

The Drummer and the Cook - Harry Belafonte

Written by：Paul Campbell/Traditional

Oh there was a little drummer

And he loved a one-eyed cook

He loved her oh he loved her

Though she had a cock-eyed look

With her one eye on the pot

And the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow

And this couple went a courtin'

For to walk along the shore

Said the drummer to the cookie

You're the girl that I adore

With her one eye on the pot

And the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow

Said the drummer to the cookie

Will you name the wedding day

Said the cookie

We'll be married in the merry month of May

With her one eye on the pot

And the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow

Said the drummer to the cookie

Will you buy the wedding ring

Said the cookie

Now you're talkin' that would be the very thing

With her one eye on the pot

And the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow

When they went to church to say I will

The drummer got a shock

For her one eye killed the parson

And the other stopped the clock

With her one eye on the pot

And the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow