1. Sadie had babies nine. Six, alive . . and three are gone. CHORUS Fly away . . Fly away . . Baby, baby . . fly away. Baby, baby . . fly away. 2. Number one . . digs the coal. Lungs, black as the Dorset wool. CHO. 3. Number two . . dig and plow. Call the cow . . chase the crow. CHO. 4. Number three . . gone above. Dresses, never grown out of. CHO. 5. Number four . . lost at sea in the U.S. Navy. CHO. 6. Number five . . Marine Corps. Glory-medals from the war. CHO. 7. Number six . . weave and spin. Babies four . . no husband. CHO. 8. Number seven . . born at night. Never saw the morning light. CHO. 9. Number eight . . in L.A. Swears she won't come home again. CHO. 10. Number nine . . at home still. Writes a man in Evansville. CHO. 11. Sadie had babies nine. Six, alive . . and three are gone. CHO.