There Was an Old Woman | Lyrics

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There Was an Old Woman is also known as Pedlar Named Stout.

Lyrics for 'There Was an Old Woman'

There was an old woman,
As I've heard tell,
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She went to market,
Her eggs for to sell.
Fol, lol, diddle, diddle, dol
She went to market,
All on a market day,
And she fell asleep,
Upon the King's Highway.
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Fol, lol, diddle, diddle, dol.

And there came a peddler,
Whose name was Stout,
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He cut her petticoats,
All round about.
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He cut her petticoats,
Up to her knees,
Which made the little woman,
Shiver and freeze.
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Fol, lol, diddle, diddle, dol.

And when this old woman,
Began to wake,
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She began to shiver,
And she began to shake.
Fol, lol, diddle, diddle, dol.
She began to wonder,
She began to cry,
"Oh deary me!,
This can never be I!"
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Fol, lol, diddle, diddle, dol.

"But if it be I,
As I hope it may be,
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I've a dog at home,
That I'm sure knows me.
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And if it be I,
He will wag his tail,
And if it's not I,
He will bark and wail."
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Fol, lol, diddle, diddle, dol.

Home went the old woman,
All in the dark,
Fol, lol, diddle, diddle, dol
Then up got her dog,
And began to bark.
Fol, lol, diddle, diddle, dol
He began to bark,
She began to cry,
"Deary me, dear!
This is none of I."
Fol de rol de lol, lol, lol, lol, lol
Fol, lol, diddle, diddle, dol.


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