The prettiest girl (the prettiest girl)

I ever did saw (I ever did saw)

Was sippin ci... (was sippen ci) -der through a straw

The prettiest girl (the prettiest girl)

I ever did saw (I ever did saw)

(Everyone) Was sippin cider through a straw.

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I sez to her (I sez to her)

Whatcha doin' that fer (whatcha doin' that fer)

A sippin' ci- (a sippin ci) -der through a straw

I sez to her (I sez to her)

Whatcha doin' that fer (whatcha doin' that fer)

(Everyone) A sippin' cider through a straw.

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She sez to me (she sez to me)

Why don't you know? (Why don't you know?)

That sippin' ci- (that sippin' ci) -der's on the go.

She sez to me (she sez to me)

Why don't you know? (Why don't you know?)

(Everyone) That sippin' cider's on the go.

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So cheek to cheek (so cheek to cheek)

and jaw to jaw (and jaw to jaw)

We both sipped ci- (we both sipped ci) -der through a straw.

So cheek to cheek (so cheek to cheek)

and jaw to jaw (and jaw to jaw)

(Everyone) We both sipped cider through a straw.

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And as we sipped (and as we sipped)

the straw did slip (the straw did slip)

and I sipped ci- (and I sipped ci) -der from her lips.

And as we sipped (and as we sipped)

the straw did slip (the straw did slip)

(Everyone) and I sipped cider from her lips.

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That's how I got (that's how I got)

My mother-in-law (my mother-in-law)

by sippin' ci- (by sippin' ci)-der through a straw.

That's how I got (that's how I got)

My mother-in-law (my mother-in-law)

(Everyone) by sippin' cider through a straw.

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Now seventeen kids (now seventeen kids)

All call me "Pa" (All call me "Pa"

as they sip ci- (as they sip ci)-der through a straw.

Now seventeen kids (now seventeen kids)

All call me "Pa" (All call me "Pa"

(Everyone) as they sip cider through a straw.

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The moral of (the moral of)

This little tale (this little tale)

Is sip your ci- (is sip your ci)-der from a pail.

The moral of (the moral of)

This little tale (this little tale)

(Everyone) Is sip your cider from a pail.