Never Wed an Old Man
(the chorus originally goes in full after each verse
but personally I find that too lengthy)

An old man came courting me - Hey do a dority,
An old man came courting me - Me being young,
An old man came courting me - All for to marry me,
Maids when you're young never wed an old man.

Chorus
For he's got no faloodorum, fadidledo doorum,
For he's got no faloodoorum, fadidleday,
He's got no faloorum, he's lost his ding doorum,
So maids when you're young, never wed an old man.

Now when we went to the temple, hey do a dority,
When we went to the templar, me being young,
When we went to the temple, he left me in the lurch,
Maids when you're young, never wed an old man.

(Chorus)

Now when we went to our bed, hey do a dority,
Now when we went to our bed, me being young,
When we went to our bed, he neither done nor said,
Maids when you're young never wed an old man.

(Chorus)

Now when he went to sleep, hey do a dority,
Now when we went to sleep, me being young,
When we went to sleep, out of bed I did creep,
Into the arms of a handsome young man.

And I found his falodoorum, fa didle dodoorum,
I found his faloodoorum, fa didle all day,
I found his falodoorum and he got my dingdoorum,
so maids when you're young never wed an old man.

(the following verse can be put in before the last)

I threw my leg over him, hey do a dority,
I threw my leg over him, me being young,
I threw my leg over him, damn nearly smothered him,
Maids when you're young, never wed an old man.

Traditional

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