The Drummer and the Cook-Harry Belafonte

The Drummer and the Cook - Harry Belafonte Oh there was a little drummer And he loved a one-eyed cook He loved her oh he loved her though She had a cock-eyed look With her one eye on the pot And the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow Fa la la la la dee dee bow wow wow And this couple went a courting For to walk along the shore Said the drummer to the cookie "You're the girl that I adore" With her one eye on the pot a Nd the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow Fa la la la la dee dee bow wow wow Said the drummer to the cookie "Will you name the wedding day " Said the cookie "We'll be married in the merry month of May" With one eye on the pot And the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow Fa la la la la dee dee bow wow wow Said the drummer to the cookie "Will you buy the wedding ring " Said the cookie "Now you're talking That would be the very thing" With her one eye on the pot And the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow Fa la la la la dee dee bow wow wow When they went to church to say I will the drummer got a shock For her one eye killed the parson And the other stopped the clock With her one eye on the pot And the other up the chimney with a bow wow wow Fa la la la la dee dee bow wow wow