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T:The Devil and the Farmer's Wife
B:Everyman's Book Of Brittish Ballads, ed. Roy Palmer
S:Collected from Walter Pardon by Mike Yates 26/04/1978
Z:Roy Palmer
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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L:1/8
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w:It's of an old far-mer as I've heard tell, Had a
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w:wi-cked old wife and he wished her in hell, With my tit-ty fa lol
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w:wack fol de rol, Tit-ty fa ladd-le di, tit-ty fa lol;
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w:Tit-ty fa lol, whack fol de rol, Tit-ty fa lad-dle di tit-ty fa lol.
W:It's of an old farmer as I've heard tell,
W:Had a wicked old wife and he wished her in hell,
W:With my titty fa lol wack fol de rol,
W:Titty fa laddle di, titty fa lol;
W:Titty fa lol, whack fol de rol,
W:Titty fa laddle di titty fa lol.
W:
W:The devil he came to the old man at plough,
W:Saying, 'I want your wife and I'll take her now.'
W:
W:'Oh, take my old woman with all my heart;
W:I hope you and her will never more apart.'
W:
W:He shoved the old woman into a sack,
W:And away he went with her slung on his back.
W:
W:He tipped her out when he came to hell's gate,
W:Saying, 'Here's an old woman who'll make me a mate.'
W:
W:And all the young imps they raised up a din:
W:'Oh, take her away, she'll do us all in.'
W:
W:He shoved the old woman into a sack,
W:And to the old farmer he took her straight back.
W:
W:So that ends the story and you'll all agree
W:That women are worse then men could ever be.