以下是《Burl Ives Go Tell Aunt Rhody》的歌詞：
Burl Ives go tell Aunt Rhody
That the waves are up and the tide is out
And the ocean's roaring like a lion
And the ocean's full of crocodiles
And the ocean's got a big old net
And they're all waiting for you there
So go tell Aunt Rhody
Oh, Aunt Rhody, she's a pretty sight
With her hair all done up in a bun
And her nails painted red with a pretty shade of varnish
She wears a pretty dress that was given to her by her mother
She wears it to go walking in the sun
Oh, Aunt Rhody, she's a pretty sight
Now I ain't a fearful child
But the ocean, it's just too big and wide
With sharks and alligators and crocodiles in it
It's no place for a child like me
So I ask you Burl Ives, you that are a brave one
Go tell Aunt Rhody, go on, don't be scared
Tell her it's better to be here at home with me
Than to be lost out there on the rolling sea
Now if you'll please go tell Aunt Rhody
About these things that I have said to you
I will take you out to tea with me
And we'll have a little scone and jam
And we'll talk about old times and things that we remember
And we'll laugh and we'll sing and we'll dance together
Oh, Burl Ives, go tell Aunt Rhody.