Do, Do, Pity My Case

1. Do, do, pity my case,
In some lady’s garden,
My hands to wash 
   when I get home,
In some lady’s garden.

2.  …My cat to feed…

3.  …To set the table…

4.  …To have some cake…

5.  …My nap to take…

6.  …To see my dad…

7.  …To dig my garden…

8.  …To watch the robins…


From “American Folk Songs for Children” by Ruth Crawford Seeger.  Originally in “Traditional Ballds of Virginia” byArthur Kaye Davis.