The version I've been singing for many, many years comes from an LP by the High Level Ranters, called The Lads of Northumberland,Trailer LER 2007 1969, sung by Tommy Gilfellon, and contains the ususal hares, blackbirds and thrushes, trout verses and the following Oh Sally me dear, won't you come to bed to me oh sally me dear, won't you come to bed to me, she smiled and replied, I'm afraid you'll undo me, to me right foldadiddellero to me right foldariddleday Oh Sally me dear I will not undo you x2 she smiled and replied you may come to bed to me to me right etc Oh Sally me dear I can't undo me britches x2 she smiled and replied take a knife and cut the stitches to me right etc So he's undid his britches and into bed tumbled x2 and I'll leave you to imagine how that young couple fumbled to me right etc Young women they're given to frisking and fooling x 2 I'll leave them alone and attend to me schooling to me right etc. I've also added a few extra verses at the top which I borrowed from Mary Humphreys Cheers Kevin
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