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WILL THE WEAVER
From the singing of Marybird McAllister

"Neighbor, Neighbor, come to tell you
Saw your wife and Will the weaver
They was standing in the door
This I saw but nothing more."

He come home all in a wonder
Rattlin' at the door like thunder.
"Who is that?" poor Willie cried.
"Tis my husband you must hide."

Up the pole the weaver wented
In the door her husband entered
"Husband, husband I do say
Where you been this livelong day?"

"You been at the tavern drinking
Spending all your gold and living?
Leave your poor wife here at home
For to weep and make a moan?"

"Hold your tongue, you false deceiver.
Where the hell is Will the weaver?"
Search the house and all around --
Durn the weaver couldn't be found

He peeped up the chimney hole
And there he spied his ugly soul
Settin' on the ladder pole

"Oh my lad I'm glad I found you
I will neither hang nor drown you,
But I'm going to stifle you with smoke"
This I saw but nothing spoke.

He put on a rousing fire
Just to please his own desire,
Made ole Willie cough and sneeze
In that place he had no ease

He put on another fuel
Up steps his dearest jewel.
"If I am your lawful wife
Take him down and spare his life."

Off the pole he boldly took him
Thru the floor he fairly shook him
Hands and feet, clothes likewise
Sent him home with two black eyes.

I never saw a chimney sweeper
Half as black as Willie weaver
Give him a kick and sent him home
Not to bother me no more.