Discover the story of the song > Polly Wolly Doodle – Leon Redbone

The song is about a man who goes down South to see his girlfriend named Polly. He describes her as having curly eyes and laughing hair. He says goodbye to her and says he is going to Louisiana to see his girlfriend named Susianna. Along the way, he sees a grasshopper on a railroad track and a river that he can't cross. He jumps on an alligator, mistaking it for a horse. The song ends with the man repeating that he is going to Louisiana to see Susianna.