[Intro]
When I was just a lad you know,
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I met a gal from old Bourdeaux,
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She had blonde hair and blue eyes too;
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She let me ride on the ring-dang-do.
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[Chorus]
The ring-dang-do, now what is that?
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It's soft and round like a pussycat,
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Got a hole in the middle and it's split in two;
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And that's what you call the ring-dang-do.
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[Verse]
She took me down into her cellar;
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Said that I was a mighty fine fella;
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Fed me wine and whiskey too;
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And let me ride on the ring-dang-do.
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[Chorus]
The ring-dang-do, now what is that?
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It's soft and round like a pussycat,
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Got a hole in the middle and it's split in two;
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And that's what you call the ring-dang-do.
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[Verse]
Her father come in and angrily said;
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Now you have lost your maiden head;
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Pack your bags and your coat tags too;
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Make your living off a ring-dang-do.
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[Chorus]
The ring-dang-do, now what is that?
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It's soft and round like a pussycat,
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Got a hole in the middle and it's split in two;
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And that's what you call the ring-dang-do.
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[Verse]
She went off to be a whore;
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Hung this sing upon her door;
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A dollar each and three for two;
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To take a crack at my ring-dang-do,
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[Chorus]
The ring-dang-do, now what is that?
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It's soft and round like a pussycat,
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Got a hole in the middle and it's split in two;
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And that's what you call the ring-dang-do.
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