Ballads & Songs of Southern Michigan-songbook

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	468 Ballads and Songs of Michigan 195 UNCLE SAM SIMMIE For texts and English and American references to other versions of this old English rhyme see Cox, pp. 496-497, and Sharp, II, 343-344. See also Lomax and Lomax, pp. 308-310. The present version was communicated by Mrs. William Durfee, Ypsilanti; as a child she had learned the song from her mother, who lived near Hillsdale, Michigan.



	1 Uncle Sam Simmie, he bought him a pig, uh, uh! Uncle Sam Simmie, he bought him a pig, 'Twas always little and never grew big, uh, uh! 2 He put his pig into the sty, uh, uh! He put his pig into the sty, When the old woman was standing by, uh, uh! 3 Once he went out to feed his pig, uh, uh! Once he went out to feed his pig, And there he found his pig was dead, uh, uh! 4 The old man grieved himself to death, uh, uh! The old man grieved himself to death, Because he couldn't catch his breath, uh, uh! 5 The old woman, she died soon after, uh, uh! The old woman, she died soon after, She hung herself on the rafter, uh, uh! 6 The singing book lies on the shelf, uh, uh! The singing book lies on the shelf, If you want any more, you can sing it yourself, uh, uh!