Chorus: Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care.
 Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care,
 Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care, 
 My mastas gone away. 
 
 Rod-a, he ride him and he jumped a ditch,
 He ride-a, he rode him, and the pony did pitch. 
 The pony, he felt a little bit shy,
 Cause he's bitten by that blue-tailed fly. (Chorus)
 
 When I went down in Louisiana,
 I stayed a little while in Texarkana. 
 Every once in a while, I felt a little bit shy
 Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly. (Chorus)
 
 I was on my to Shreveport, Louisiana,
 Then I stopped out in Caspiana.
 And I felt a little bit shy,
 Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly. (Chorus)
 
 When I was drivin' along in my car
 I was stoppin' most anywhere.
 Once in while I look up in the sky
 Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly. (Chorus)
 
 Once in a while I do a little bit o'dance,
 And some of the people come around and says, "Will you allow me a little chance?
 But every once in a while I feel a little bit shy
 Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly. 
 (Chorus) (2x)