day in the old king's house
Every night was a crazy ball
The cats smoked hay through
That's what the good folks said, boy
That's what the good folks said, boy
Now Moses said to old Pharaohs,
you'll have to let my people go
If you don't take the chains off
I'm going to put the plague
That's what the good folks said,
That's what the good folks said, boy
Now the snake said to Eve,
Go and take that apple off the tree
Now the Lord tried to guide him,
She said, apple cider tastes mighty fine
That's what the good Lord said, boy
That's what the good Lord said, boy
Givin' boiled brood to the sinnin' soul
They was takin' fat and brim
That's what the good book says,
That's what the good book says, boy
That's what the good book says,
That's what the good book says you