| Oh, the Hog-eye man is on the go, | |
| When he comes down to San Francisco | |
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| With a Hog-eye, railroad navvie with a Hog-eye, Roll ashore with a Hog-eye, oh, She wants a Hog-eye man! | |
| Oh, Nelly's in the garden shellin' peas, | |
| Her long yellow hair hangin' down to her knees. | |
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| Oh, the Hog-eye man is the man for me, | |
| He was raised down in Tennessee. | |
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| Oh, in San Francisco, there she'll wait, | |
| For the Hog-eye man to come through her gate | |
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| Oh, hand me down my walking cane, | |
| I'm going to see my girl again. | |
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| Oh, Nelly's in the garden, on his knee, | |
| (The Hog-eye man is home from the sea). | |
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| In San Francisco, so they say | |
| The Hog-eye man goes around all day | |
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| Yes the Hog-eye man is on the go, | |
| When he comes down to San Francisco. | |
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