It is today couriers day I have a letter to say Pen is good for nothing do me in This letter old letter is arrears It shall stay to the post for years yeah Till at what o'clock is ten clock strike? Cry wet smile dry if you won't then say goodbye It is not that Tie 'em rope 'em brand 'em in the eye And all we want to see's all that It is remarkable The streets be laid out by line And to paved yeah Until two o'clock after midnight At what o'clock are you to bed? I think yet that it is ten clock strike This letter old letter is arrears It shall stay to the post for years This day is good for nothing Do me in How is the day of the month the year The day the hour etcetera That is some letter to me Go brand them in the eye See 'em wet and cry Making 'em smile dry Cry Dixie hang 'em high Brand 'em in the eye Oh my! See 'em wet and cry See 'em wet and cry I am to tell some words that I know by heart "Tie 'em rope 'em brand 'em in the eye Cry all wet and smile dry" I see 'em wet and cry Making 'em smile smile dry Cry Dixie hang 'em high Brand 'em in the eye Oh my! See 'em wet and cry Making 'em smile dry Cry Dixie hang 'em high Brand 'em in the eye