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There was an old man lived foot of the hill |
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If he ain't moved away, he's a-livin' there still |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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He hitched up his horse and went out to plow |
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How he got around we never knew how |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Ol' devil come to him in the field one day |
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Sayin', "One of your family I'm gonna take away" |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Take her on, take her on with the joy of my heart |
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I hope, by golly, you'll never part |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Ol' devil got her all up on his back |
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He looked like a pedlar with a hump on his back |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Ol' devil got to the forks of the road |
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He said "Old lady, you're a hell of a load" |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Ol' devil got to the gates of hell |
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Said, "Punch the fire up, we'll scorch her well" |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Out come a little devil a-draggin' a chain |
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She picked up a hatchet and split out his brains |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Out come a little devil a-skatin' on a wall |
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Said, "Take her back, Daddy, she's a-murderin' us all" |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Little devil was a-peepin' out the crack |
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Said, "Take her home, Daddy, don't you bring her back" |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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The old man was a-peepin' out the crack |
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He seen the old devil come wagonin' her back |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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The old man lay sick in the bed |
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She up with a butter stick and rattled his head |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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The old lady went whistlin' over the hill |
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Said, "The devil won't have me and I don't know who will" |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Now you see what a woman can do |
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She can outdo the devil and the old man too |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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The old lady went whistlin' over the hill |
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Said, "The devil won't have me and I don't know who will" |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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The old man was a-peepin' out the crack |
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He seen the old devil come wagonin' her back |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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The old man lay sick in the bed |
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She up with a butter stick and rattled his head |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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Now you see what a woman can do |
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She can outdo the devil and the old man too |
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Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day |
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