Hi Jolly Songtext
von The New Christy Minstrels

Hi Jolly, Hey Jolly
Twenty miles today by golly
Twenty more before the mornin′ light
Hi Jolly hey,
I've gotta be on my way
I told my gal I′d be home Sunday night.

Hi Jolly was a camel driver
Long time ago
Followed Mr. Beale a-way out west
Didn't mind the burnin' sand
In that godforsaken land
But he didn′t mind the pretty gals the best.

Hi Jolly, Hey Jolly
Twenty miles today by golly
Twenty more before the mornin′ light
Hi Jolly hey,
I've gotta be on my way
I told my gal I′d be home Sunday night.


They've got pretty gals in Albuquerque,
′Least that's what I′ve heard,
Pretty gals in Tumcumcari too.
Now, honey, I ain't blind,
But I don't pay ′em any mind,
I′m savin' all my lovin′ just for you.

Hi Jolly, Hey Jolly
Twenty miles today by golly
Twenty more before the mornin' light
Hi Jolly hey,
I′ve gotta be on my way
I told my gal I'd be home Sunday night.

Old-timers out in Arizona
Tell you that it′s true
You can see Hi Jolly's ghost a-travelin' still
When the desert moon is bright
He comes ridin′ through the night
Leadin′ four and twenty camels 'cross the hill.

A-shoutin′ Hi Jolly, Hey Jolly
Twenty miles today by golly
Twenty more before the mornin' light
Hi Jolly hey,
I′ve gotta be on my way
I told my gal I'd be home Sunday night.
Told my gal I′d be home Sunday night...