Sylvester went out in his lot,
he looked at his mule,
and he decided he'd send
the President some news.
Sylvester went out in his lot,
and he looked at his mule,
and he decided
he would send the President some news.

Sylvester walked out across his field,
begin to pray and moan,
He cried, "Oh, lord,
believe I'm gonna lose my home."
Sylvester walked out across his farm,
begin to pray and moan,
He cried, "Oh, lord,
I believe I'm gonna lose my home."

(Play it, Dennis)

He thought about the President,
he got on the wire.
"If I lose my home,
I believe I'll die."
He thought about the President,
and he got on the wire.
"If I lose my home,
I believe I will die."

He called the President
on the telephone.
"I want to talk to you,
I'm about to lose my home."
He called the President
on the telephone.
"I want to talk to you,
I'm about to lose my home."

First time he called,
he get him somebody else.
"I don't want to talk to that man,
I want to speak to Mr. President Roosevelt."
First time he called,
he get him someone else.
"I don't want to talk to that man,
I want to talk to Mr. Roosevelt."
 
He said, "Now, Sylvester,
you can rest at ease.
Catch that big black jackass
and go back in the field.
He said, "Sylvester,
you can rest in ease.
You catch that jackass,
Go raise all your cotton field.