Madam, I'm a Darling
As I walked out in Chester city,
at the late hour of the night.
Who should I see but a fair young maiden,
washing her clothes in the clear moonlight.

Oh, Madam I'm a Darling, a di ro dither-O
Madam I'm a Darling, a di ro da.

Oh first she washed them, then she squeezed them,
then she laid them out to dry.
Then she folded up her arms saying,
"Oh, what a fair young girl am I."

(CHORUS)

Oh, going to the well, for a pail of water,
fetching it back to make some tea.
Well, she fell under, and I fell over,
And all the game was above her knee.

(CHORUS)

Madam, I will tie your Garter,
I will tie it above your knee.
And if you like, I'll tie it up farther,
'cause Madam, I'm a Darling a di ro da.

(CHORUS)

Have you ever heard of cups and saucers
rattling around in an old tin can?
Have you ever heard of a fair young maiden
married to an ugly, grey old man?

(CHORUS)

Oh, laddie you may have gold and silver
laddie you may have some tracts of land.
You may have a fleet of ships on the ocean,
but, all I need now is a cunning young man.

(CHORUS)

c2004. Untitled songbook of The College of St. Boniface [University
of Alaska Fairbanks] Society for Creative Anachronism MS-word document.


Archive copy here: https://web.archive.org/web/20050415091236/http://www.geocities.com/collegeofstboniface/oerthansongbook.DOC