Went down to the cornfield to pick a mess of beans Along come the bell cow a-pecking at the greens Oh, the bell cow, catch her by the tail Oh, the bell cow, milk her in the pail Some of these days when I learn how I'm gonna milk that old bell cow Oh, the bell cow, catch her by the tail Oh, the bell cow, milk her in the pail The milk ain't whipped and the butter ain't fat The darned old cow ate my best hat Oh, the bell cow, catch her by the tail Oh, the bell cow, milk her in the pail Some of these days when I learn how I'm gonna milk that old bell cow Oh, the bell cow, catch her by the tail Oh, the bell cow, milk her in the pail The old bell cow, I milked her in a gourd I sold my milk and bought me a Ford Oh, the bell cow, catch her by the tail Oh, the bell cow, milk her in the pail Way down yonder in Arkansas The bell cow whipped her mammy-inlaw Oh, the bell cow, catch her by the tail Oh, the bell cow, milk her in the pail Some of these days when I learn how I'm gonna milk that old bell cow Oh, the bell cow, catch her by the tail Oh, the bell cow, milk her in the pail