The Devil And The Ploughman

The Devil And The Ploughman - A. L. Lloyd

There was an old farmer in sussex did dwell

And he'd a bad wife as many knew well

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

The devil he come to the old man at plough

Saying one of your family i must have now

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

Now it isn't for you nor yet for your son

But that scolding old wife as you've got at home

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

Oh take her oh take her with all of me heart

And i wish she and you never more part

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

So the devil he took the old wife on his back

And lugged her along like a pedlar's pack

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

He trudged along till he reached his front gate

Says here take in an old sussex chap's mate

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

There was thirteen imps all dancing in chains

She up with her pattens and beat our their brains

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

Well two more little devils jumped over the wall

Saying turn her out father she'll murder us all

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

So he bundled her up on his back again

And to her old husband he took her again

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

Well i've been a tormentor the whole of me life

But i was never tormented till i met your wife

To me fal-de-ral little law-day

And now to conclude and make an end

You see that the women is worse than the men

If they get sent to hell they get kicked back again

To me fal-de-ral little law-day