VERSE 1
Mamma told me, to open th door
Ha, ha, but I won't have him
I opened th door and he stood in th floor
With his long cane pipe a smoking
VERSE 2
Mamma told me, to set 'im a stool
Ha, ha, but I won't have him
I set 'im a stool and he stood like a fool
With his long cane pipe a smoking
VERSE 3
Mamma told me, to get 'im some bread
Ha, ha, but I won't have him
I got 'im some bread and he stood on his head
With his long cane pipe a smoking
VERSE 4
Mamma told me, to get 'im some pie
Ha, ha, but I won't have him
I got 'im some pie and he begain to cry
With his long cane pipe a smoking
VERSE 5
Mamma told me, to get 'im some tea
Ha, ha, but I won't have him
I got 'im some tea and he begain to
With his long cane pipe a smoking
VERSE 6
Mamma told me, to fix him th bed
Ha, ha, but I won't have him
I fixed th bed an' he fell over dead
With his long cane pipe a smoking
VARIANTS:
0217 With His Old Gray Beard A Shining
0289 With His Ole Gray Beard A Shining
0881 The Old Black Booger
1539 Old Shoes and Leggins
OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: I-66 The Old Black Booger
Belden: p. 264 The Old Mans Courtship
Brown: III-17 The Old Mans Courtship
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