Then there's Hedger and Ditcher" which also contains the theme of an ageing maiden worried about never being able to marry. Sung memorably by Mary-Ann Carolan and revived (not quite so memorably?) by the Silly Sisters. I think this is their version of the words:


My father's a hedger and ditcher
my mother does nothing but spin
They say I'm a pretty young girl
but the money comes slowly in
-Oh dear, what shall become of me
-Oh dear, what shall I do
There's nobody coming to marry me
Nobody coming to woo

The doggie began to bark
and I looked out to see
I saw two young men out a'hunting
but nobody's hunting for me
-Oh dear, what shall become of me
-Oh dear, what shall I do
There's nobody coming to marry me
Nobody coming to woo

Oh, must I die an old maid
Oh dear, how shocking the thought
There's nobody coming to marry me
Surely it's not me own fault

My father's a hedger and ditcher
my mother does nothing but spin
They say I'm a pretty young girl
but the money comes slowly in
-Oh dear, what shall become of me
-Oh dear, what shall I do
There's nobody coming to marry me
Nobody coming to woo