Long Time Ago

In Frisco Bay there were three ships
To me wai-hay-hay-yo
In Frisco Bay there were three ships
A long time ago

And one of them ships was Noah's old ark
To me wai-hay-hay-yo
Covered all over with hickory bark
A long time ago

It's a long long time
And a very long time
A long time ago

He took two animals of every kind
To me wai-hay-hay-yo
The great big dog and his hairy hind
A long time ago

The cat bit the rat with a howl and a yowl
To me wai-hay-hay-yo
The bull and the cow, they started to row
A long time ago

It's a long long time
And a very long time
A long time ago

"And now," said Noah with a flick of his whip
To me wai-hay-hay-yo
"Come stop this row or I'll scuttle the ship"
A long time ago

But the bull stuck his horn through the side of the ark
To me wai-hay-hay-yo
The little black dog, he started to bark
A long time ago

It's a long long time
And a very long time
A long time ago

Noah took the dog, shoved his nose up the hole
To me wai-hay-hay-yo
Ever since then, dog's nose has been cold
A long time ago

It's a long long time
And a very long time
To me wai-hay-hay-yo
A long long time
And a very long time
A long time ago

It's a long long time
And a very long time
A long time ago

A long time ago