Well I was riding to the city and my horse broke down, do-dah, do-dah Blacksmith lived on the other side of town Oh do-dah day Well I'm gwan to run all night Yes I'm gwan to run all day I think Stephen Foster was ahead of his time That's all I've got to say Well a nickel is a nickel and a dime is a dime, do-dah, do-dah You can't make a dollar sittin' down all the time Oh do-dah day Well I'm gwan to run all night Yes I'm gwan to run all day I think Stephen Foster was ahead of his time That's all I've got to say Well I got to the city and I went downtown, do-dah, do-dah Cotton went up and it all came down Oh do-dah day Well I'm gwan to run all night Yes I'm gwan to run all day I think Stephen Foster was ahead of his time That's all I've got to say I got a room full of people and a handful of friends, do-dah, do-dah That's how it goes and that's how it ends Oh do-dah day Well I'm gwan to run all night Yes I'm gwan to run all day I think Stephen Foster was ahead of his time That's all I've got to say