The dodger
Language: English
Yes the candidate's a dodger, Yes a well-known dodger. Yes the candidate's a dodger, Yes and I'm a dodger too. He'll meet you and treat you, And ask you for your vote. But look out boys, He's a-dodgin' for your note. Yes we're all dodgin' A-dodgin', dodgin', dodgin'. Yes we're all dodgin' Out away through the world. Yes the preacher he's a dodger, Yes a well-known dodger. Yes the preacher he's a dodger, Yes and I'm a dodger too. He'll preach you a gospel, And tell you of your crimes. But look out boys, He's a-dodgin' for your dimes. Yes we're all dodgin' . . . etc. Yes the lover he's a dodger, Yes a well-known dodger. Yes the lover he's a dodger, Yes and I'm a dodger too. He'll hug you and kiss you, And call you his bride, But look out girls, He's a-tellin' you a lie. Yes we're all dodgin' . . . etc.
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , source : Mrs. Emma Dusenberry of Mena, Alaska, who learned it in 188-? (published by Alan Lomax in Our Singing Country) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "The dodger" [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990), "The dodger", 1950, first performed 1950 [voice and piano or orchestra], from Old American Songs, First Set, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-26
Line count: 30
Word count: 157