VERSE 1
There was an ole woman
All skin an' bones
VERSE 2
She went to church
She went alone
VERSE 3
When she got to th style
She decided she would rest a little while
VERSE 4
When she got to th door
She decided she would rest a little more
VERSE 5
When she got to th pew
Th corpse she did view
VERSE 6
Said the ole woman to th parson,
(The singer screamed like hell)
Sid was in Fayetteville when he sang this and said, he learned it from an old man there.
VARIANTS:
1330 Little Ole Woman
OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: I-69 The Skin And Bone Woman
Belden: p. 502 Old Woman All Skin And Bone
Brown: III-139 Old Woman All Skin And Bone
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