There was an old couple who lived near Hell If theyre not dead, theyre living there still The Devil, he came to the man at the plough Ive come for one of your family now TURNAROUND Whack fol day, fol lickety, fol la dol day Which of my family do you like best? Your scolding old wife, tis she I like best Take her away with all o me heart And I hope the two of ye never need part The Devil, he hoisted her onto his back No peddler was ever so proud of his pack Hes carried her off to the gates of Hells wall Shes out with her boot and shes flattened it all Some devils came down to put her in a sack Shes out with her boot and shes broken their backs The devils cried out from up on the wall Take her back daddy, shell murder us all! The Devil returned in the tenth of the time Take her back, farmer, Im changing my mind Whatll you give me for taking her in? I offer no more than the wages of sin If you want to be rid of this scolding old hen Youll never bedevil my family again The Devil did cry, the Devil did howl But he never returned to the man at the plough Well, Ive been a devil for most of my life But I neer was in Hell til I met with your wife!
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