Oh run nigger run the pateroller will catch you
Oh run nigger run you better get away (x2)
Nigger run, nigger flew
Nigger tore himself in two
Nigger run, he run so fast
He stove his head in a hornet's nest
Nigger run, he run through the field
Black snake caught him by the heel
Some folks say a nigger won't steal
I caught three in my cornfield
One had a bushel, one had a peck
One had a roasted ear tied round his neck
Oh nigger run, nigger flew
What in the devil can a white man do
Hey Mr. pateroller, don't catch me
Catch that nigger behind that tree
Verse 2 repeated
Nigger run, was so fast
Nigger he got away at last