Old Judge Thayer Woody Guthrie

Old Judge Thayer take your shackle off of me;
Old Judge Thayer, take your shackle off of me;
Turn your key and set me free
Old Judge Thayer take your shackle off of me

The monkey unlocked the courthouse door
The elephant oiled the hardwood floor;
In did jump the kangaroo
In did hop the rabbits, too

Next in come the two baboons
Next in rolled a dusty storm
Next in waddled the polar bear
To keep the judge and jury warm

Everybody knows that the mocking bird
Wrote down every word he heard
The lawyers all were sly
With foxy nose and a foxy eye

The 'possum used the big stiff broom
Then he polished the new spittoon;
Up did smile the crocodile
Said, "Here comes the jury down the aisle."

The old lady Catfish asked the Trout
"What is this trial all about?"
The little baby Suckerfish up and said
"The judge has caught him a couple of Reds."