This is the tale of John Cherokee Alabama John Cherokee Indian man from Millowmuskie Alabama John Cherokee Way - hay - ya Uh! Alabama John Cherokee Way - hay - ya Uh! Alabama John Cherokee
They make him a slave in ol’ Alabam’ He run away every time he can
They ship him aboard of a whaling ship Again and again he give them the slip
They catch him again, and they tie him up tight Kept him in the dark without any light
They give him nothin’ but to eat or drink And soon his bones start to rattle an’ clink
But now his ghost can be often seen Sittin’ on a grain truck all wet an’ green
At the break o’ day he goes below Oh, that is when the crops do grow
