Old Woman

Cat. #1005 (MFH #218) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 7, 1969

VERSE 1
I'd rather have a young man
With his pocket lined with silk
Than t' have an old man
With a hunderd cows t' milk

CHORUS:
For an ole man, he is old
An' ole man he is gray
But a young mans heart is full of love
Get away ole man, get away

VERSE 2
Druther have a young man
With apple in his hand
Than to have an ole man
With a hundred acres of land

VERSE 3
Druther have a young man
Pocket lined with silk
Than to have an ole man
With a hunderd cows t' milk

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