Chorus: Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care. Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care, Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care, My mastas gone away.
Rod-a, he ride him and he jumped a ditch, He ride-a, he rode him, and the pony did pitch. The pony, he felt a little bit shy, 'Cause he's bitten by that blue-tailed fly. (Chorus)
When I went down in Louisiana, I stayed a little while in Texarkana. Every once in a while, I felt a little bit shy 'Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly. (Chorus)
I was on my to Shreveport, Louisiana, Then I stopped out in Caspiana. And I felt a little bit shy, 'Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly. (Chorus)
When I was drivin' along in my car I was stoppin' most anywhere. Once in while I look up in the sky 'Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly. (Chorus)
Once in a while I do a little bit o'dance, And some of the people come around and says, "Will you allow me a little chance? But every once in a while I feel a little bit shy 'Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly. (Chorus) (2x)