Subject: Lyr Req: Cursed Farmers Wife From: GUEST,Mary V. Date: 22 Dec 04 - 06:19 PM Does anyone have the words to this song ? Thank you ! Merry Merry ! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cursed Farmers Wife From: Sorcha Date: 22 Dec 04 - 06:39 PM Google was no help at all. |
Subject: Lyr Add: FARMER'S CURSED WIFE (from Tim O'Brien) From: Peace Date: 22 Dec 04 - 06:45 PM Ya got the title wrong, maybe? Is this what you're lookin' for? Hope so. Merry Christmas. THE FARMER'S CURSED WIFE (Tim O'Brien) Well there was an old man who lived by the mill If he ain't moved away he's a livin' there still Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day Well the devil he came to the field one day Said it's your old woman I'm a gonna take away Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day Oh take her oh take her with all of my heart And I hope to my soul that you'll never never part Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day Well he took the old lady all up in a sack And off to Hell they went clickety clack Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day Well they got her on down about half of the road Says old lady you're a devil of a load Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day When he got her on down to the gates of hell Says punch up the fire, gonna scorch her well Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day Nine little devils come a draggin' a chain She took it away and she knocked out their brains Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day Ten little devils went a climbin' the wall Sayin' take her back Daddy she's a murderin' us all Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day Well she found the old man lying late in the bed She picked up the butter stick and paddled his head Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day Away she went whistilin' over the hill If the devil won't have me I wonder who will Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day Well that goes to show you what a woman will do She's worse than the devil and she's worse than you Singing Fie diddle-eye diddle-eye dye, diddle-eye diddle-eye day |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cursed Farmers Wife From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 22 Dec 04 - 07:31 PM A lot already in the Forum here. See this thread: 50974: Farmer's and linked related threads. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cursed Farmers Wife From: dick greenhaus Date: 22 Dec 04 - 10:28 PM It's Child #276. Enter that in a DT search, and find several versions. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cursed Farmers Wife From: Susan of DT Date: 23 Dec 04 - 06:47 PM That is #278, not 276 There are a few too many songs listed on top of the thread - the middle group don't belong. Be sure to search for Child #278, rather than just 278 which picks up other stray numbers that happen to be in the file, like a street address on one I checked. |
Subject: The Devil and the Farmer's Wife From: Genie Date: 04 Nov 09 - 04:55 AM Here's a really nice, funny version of this song: The Devil and The Farmer's Wife, sung by Tim McMullen |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cursed Farmers Wife From: Susan of DT Date: 04 Nov 09 - 07:09 AM I edited out most of the extraneous songs and threads that were listed. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cursed Farmers Wife From: Uncle_DaveO Date: 04 Nov 09 - 02:12 PM A while back I created a new song in this subject matter stream, and posted it on Mudcat under the subject Old Wine (Songs) in New Bottles. I used a number of the familiar old lines, along with a number of my own, but put it in a different rhyme scheme and verse structure, a different sort of rhythm. I call it The Devil Takes the Farmer's Wife If you're interested in what tune would fit the song's structure, give me a PM and I'll be glad to whomp up an mp3 and email it to you. Dave Oesterreich |
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