VERSE 1
There was an ole man
Lived under th hill
An' if he ain't dead
He's livin' there still
VERSE 2
The ole man went
To th field to plow
T' save his life,
He didn't know how
VERSE 3
Th Devil came creepin'
Across th field
Sayin' one of your family
I'm goin' to steal
VERSE 4
You cain't have my son
For th work just begun
You can have my scoldin' wife
But you cain't keep her
To save your life
VERSE 5
Then he put her on
His ole back
Carried her to
Hell's bright gate
VERSE 6
He told her
She'd better walk straight
Three little Devils
Came draggin' their chains
She picked up her foot
An' kicked out their brains
VERSE 7
Four little Devils
Peeked over th wall
Sayin, take 'er way Daddy
She's killin' us all
VERSE 8
Th little Devil said,
Hold her higher
She up with 'er foot
An' kicked 'im in th fire
VERSE 9
Well, he picked her up
On his ole back
Like a fool
Went carryin' her back
VERSE 10
When she got near her home
She give a big yell
An' swore that she whipped
All devils in hell
VERSE 11
It was seven years ago
When she came back
She called for her pipe
She left home in th crack
VERSE 12
An' when she got there
Her ole man was in bed
She picked up a plate
An' battered his head
VERSE 13
The ole man went
Whistlin' over th hill
Said, if th Devil won't have you
I don't know who will
VARIANTS:
0437 Devil Doings
0481 Farmers Curst Wife
0499 Devils Curst Wife
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 Old Man Under the Hill
Belden: p. 94 The Farmers Curst Wife
Brown: II-45 The Farmers Curst Wife
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