VERSE 1
O, there was an old farmer lived over th hill
An' if he ain't dead, he's a livin' there still
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-di-dum-fi
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 2
O, th devil he came to th farmer, one day
Says, one of your family I'm gonna take away
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Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 3
Alas, said th farmer, I'm undone
For I'm afraid your takin' my oldest son
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Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 4
O, it's neither your son nor your daughter, I crave
It's your naggin' ole wife I'm a goin' for t' have
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-di-dum-fi
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 5
O take 'er, O take 'er, with alla my heart
An' I hope to my soul, that ya never will part
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-di-dum-fi
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 6
So, th devil he bundled her up in a sack
He slung 'er up an' over his back
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Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 7
He took 'er down t' th gates a hell
Says, punch up th fire boys, roast 'er well
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Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 8
O, ten little devils came in, in a row
An' she kicked them all in th fire with 'er toe
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Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 9
Th devil came in a rattlin' his chains
An' she up with a shovel an' beat out his brains
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-di-dum-fi
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 10
Ten little devils went over th wall
Says, take 'er back Daddy, she'll murder us all
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-di-dum-fi
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 11
So, th poor old farmer looked out'a his shack
An' he saw th devil a bringing 'er back
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-di-dum-fi
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 12
Th poor ole man lay flat of his back
An' she up with a poker an' give him a whack
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-di-dum-fi
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VERSE 13
Now, I'll tell you what a woman can do
She can whip th devil an' her ole man too
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-di-dum-fi
Sing a hi-dum-a-deddle-dum-day
VARIANTS:
0437 Devil Doings
0499 Devils Curst Wife
1134 The Ole Man Under The Hill
1439 Devil And The Farmers Wife
1519 The Devil And The Farmer
1541 Ole Devil And The Lady
OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Child: 278 The Farmers Curst Wife
Randolph: I-36 The Ole Man Under The Hill
Belden: p. 94. The Farmers Curst Wife
Brown: II-45 The Farmers Curst Wife
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