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The Devil And The Farmers Wife

by Misc Traditional

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Four years of hard work!

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[Verse 1]
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There was an old man lived over the hill,
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If he ain't moved away he's living there still,

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 2]
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Well, the devil came up to him one day,
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Said one of your family I'm gonna take away.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 3]
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Oh please don't take my eldest son,
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There's work on the farm that's gotta be done.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 4]
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It's all I want, that wife of yours,
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Well you can take her with all of my heart.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 5]
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Well, he picks the wife up upon his back,
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And off to hell he goes clickitty-clack.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 6]
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He carries her on about a mile down the road,
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He said old woman you're a devil of a load.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 7]
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He carries her down to the gates of hell,
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He says poke up the fire we'll scorch her well.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 8]
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There were two little devils with ball and with chain,
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She ups with her foot and she kicks out their brains.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 9]
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And nine little devils went climbing up the wall,
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Saying take her back daddy, she'll murder us all.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 10]
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Well, I got up next morning, I spied through a crack
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I seen the old devil come a dragging her back.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 11]
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He said here is your wife, both sound and well,
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If I'd a kept her there longer she'd a torn up hell.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 12]
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He said I've been a devil most all of my life,
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But I'd never been in hell till I met with your wife.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 13]
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Now, this only goes to show, what a woman can do,
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She can whup out the devil and her husband too.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
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Di-di-um day.

[Verse 14]
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This shows that the women are better than men,
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They can go down to hell and come back again.

[Chorus]
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Singing fah-de-ing, ding Dah-de-ing-ding
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Di-di-um da-de ing ding Didium da de ing ding
D7 G
Di-di-um day.