Ole Dan Tucker

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

For all those Johnny Rebs out there . . .

Get out the way! Ole Dan Tucker! You're too late for your supper!

[SomeJackleg]

For all those Johnny Rebs out there . . .

Get out the way! Ole Dan Tucker! You're too late for your supper!

every time i hear that name i think of these two shows,

first everybody's favorite sheriff jammin with the darlings.



and victor french, was always singing this on little house,

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

I believe the one I found is a far earlier version and more accurate concerning the lyrics. I heard the popular version on an old western, and may have heard it as a kid's song in grade school. Much the same as the ones you posted.

I come to town the other night,
I hear the noise and saw the fight,
The watchman was a running round,
Cryin' Old Dan Tucker's come to town.

Chorus.
So get out the way! Get out the way!
Get out the way! Old Dan Tucker.
You're too late to come to supper.

ETA: As a Minstrel Show favorite from the early 1840s, it has a lot of different lyrics, some of which were very dirty. Wikipedia mentions some of those naughty lyrics . . .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Dan_Tucker

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

Here are a few interesting things about this song.

Published in 1843 by Dan Emmett (the author of “Dixie”), who also claimed authorship, “Old Dan Tucker” may have evolved from a popular slave's song about a part-time minister who lived near Elberton, Georgia.  The song was popular around both Northern and Southern campfires.

https://www.civilwarheritagetrails.org/c...ucker.html

Interestingly enough, I just found that Old Dan Tucker from Georgia is an ancestor of mine. His great-great-great-great -grandfather(?) was Capt. William Daniel Tucker, who helped found Jamestown, and is directly related to my Mother's family.