Went out last night to take a little round, I met a little Sadie and I blowed her down,. Bummed a ride home, got in to bed, 44 smokeless under my head.
Ol Reuben made a train & he put it on a track. He ran it to the Lord knows where. Oh me, oh my ran it to the Lord knows where. . Should been in town when Reuben's train went down.
Went out one night to make a little round,. I met little Sadie and I shot her down. Went back home and I got into bed. Forty four smokeless under my head.
You think I'd learn to take a step back. You think I'd learn to take a fall. You think I'd learn how to walk like a cat along the wall. . But there's no rhyme and there's no reason.
(Chorus). . Shady Grove, my little love. Shady Grove, I say. Shady Grove, my little love. I'm bound to go away. . Cheeks as red as blooming rose. And eyes are the prettiest brown.
It was midnight on the stormy deep. My solitary watch I'd keep. And think of her I'd left behind. And ask if she'd be true and kind. . I never shall forget the day.