The Old Woman From Wexford-The Clancy Brothers

Old Woman from Wexford - The Clancy Brothers There was an old woman in Wexford In Wexford town did dwell She loved her husband dearly But another man twice as well With me right fol lid-der-al ar-yl And me right fol low-rel lee One day she went to the doctor Some medicine for to find Saying Doctor give me something That'll make me ould man blind With me right fol lid-der-al ar-yl And me right fol low-rel lee Oh feed him eggs and marrow bones And make him sup them all And it won't be so very long after That'll he won't see you at all With me right fol lid-der-al ar-yl And me right fol low-rel lee Oh she fed him eggs and marrow bones And made him sup them all And it wasn't so very long after That'll he couldn't see the wall With me right fol lid-der-al ar-yl And me right fol low-rel lee Said he I'd go and drown meself But that might be a sin So she I'll go along with you And I'll help to push you in With me right fol lid-der-al ar-yl And me right fol low-rel lee The old woman she went back a bit To get a running go The old man blithely stepped aside And she went in below With me right fol lid-der-al ar-yl And me right fol low-rel lee Oh how loudly did she roar And how loudly did she bawl Arrah hould yer whisht ould woman says he Sure I can't see you at all With me right fol lid-der-al ar-yl And me right fol low-rel lee She swam and swam and swam and swam 'Till she came to the further brim The old man got a long larch pole And he pushed her further in With me right fol lid-der-al ar-yl And me right fol low-rel lee O eggs are eggs and marrow bones Will make your old man blind But if you want to drown him You must creep up close behind With me right fol lid-der-al ar-yl And me right fol low-rel lee