Walkie in the Parlor- Sullivan- Version 3
Folkways Recording "Walkie in the Parlor; Beers Family
SIDE I, Band 3: WALKIE IN THE PARLOR
One of the three or four favorite songs of George Sullivan, and recalled by most of his family. Fiddler Beers began piecing bits of it together in 1956. The words come from the following sources: Mabel Froust (daughter) of Sauk City, Wis.; the
late Vera Beers (daughter) of Kirkwood; and Mrs. Janet Boyer, Kirkwood, (a granddaughter).
First they made the earth, and then they made the sky,
And then they made the clouds so white, and hung 'em there to dry.
Next they made the moon above, and made the sun to rise,
And then they made the stars so bright, from pretty babies eyes.
CHORUS: Walkie in the parlor boys, walkie in I say,
Walkie in the parlor boys, and hear the banjos play.
Walkie in the parlor boys, and hear the banjos ring,
And watch my honey 's fingers, as he picks upon the string.
Well, next they made the possum, and then they made the quail,
And then they made the little coon with a ring around his tail.
Well, next they made the elephant, so big, and wide, and stout,
But then he wasn't satisfied, until he had a snout,
Next they made old Adam, and laid him on the ground,
And gave him a dose of lodenum, to make him sleep so sound.
Well, next they took a piece of rib right out of Adam's side,
And made him a purty Irish gal to be his lovin' bride.
CHORUS: Walkie in the parlor boys, walkie in I say,
Walkie in the parlor boys, and hear the banjos play.
Walkie in the parlor boys, and hear the banjos ring,
And watch my honey 's fingers, as he picks upon the string.