On Rattlesnake me-y-Mountain I did dee-y-dwell And here's a little stee-y-story I'm a gonna tee-y-tell Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue A nice young me-y-man in the month of me-y-May Went down to the fee-y-field for to mow his hee-y-hay Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue He had not mee-y-mowed all around that fee-y-field When a rattle-copper-snee-y-snake come and bit him on the hee-y-heel Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue He jumped up hee-y-high and he looked all a-ree-ry-round And closed his ee-y-eye and he fell to the gee-y-ground Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue He told the bee-y-bird go fetch my gee-y-gal I'm rattlesnake bee-y-bit and I need my see-y-Sal Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue The bird did flee-y-fly and spread the nee-y-news And along come see-y-Sal without any she-y-shoes Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue Johnny dee-y-dear why did you gee-y-go Down into the fee-y-fields the hay for to mee-y-mow Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue Sally dee-y-dear I thought you know-y-knowed Whe the hay is ree-ry-ripe it's a gotta be mow-y-mowed Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue Johnny dee-y-dear I'll save your lee-y-life If I may bee-y-bee your sweet little wee-y-wife Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue She grabbed his lee-y-leg and made him sqee-y-squeal And s**ed that p'ison blood right outta his hee-y-heel Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue Now, Sal she hee-y-had a rotten too-y-wooth And the p'ison stee-y-struck and k**ed them bow-y-both Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue The nee-y-neighbors found that they was dee-y-dead And laid the bee-y-both upon one bee-y-bed Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue So all young lee-y-lovers a warning tee-y-take From Johnny bee-y-Bland and Sally bee-y-Blake Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue In mind when you in lee-y-love don't pee-y-pa** To close to pee-y-patches of high gee-y-gra** Tum-a rood-i rood-i rue