In Frisco Bay there were three ships
To me way, hey, hey-oh
In Frisco Bay there were three ships
A long time ago

And one of them ships was Noah’s old ark
To me way, hey, hey-oh
All covered all o’er wi’ hickory bark
A long time ago

They took two animals of every kind
To me way, hey, hey-oh
They took two animals of every kind
A long time ago

The bull and the cow they started for t’ row
To me way, hey, hey-oh
The bull and the cow they started for t’ row
A long time ago

Then said old Noah with a flick of his whip
To me way, hey, hey-oh
“Come stop this row or I’ll scuttle the ship”
A long time ago

But the bull struck his horn through the side of the ark
To me way, hey, hey-oh
And the little black dog he started fer t’ bark
A long time ago

So Noah took the dog, shoved its nose up the hole
To me way, hey, hey-oh
And ever since then dogs’ nose has been cold
A long time ago

It’s a long, long time and a very long time
To me way, hey, hey-oh
A long, long time and a very long time
A long time ago