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THE OULD WOMAN FROM WEXFORD

Well, there was an old woman from Wexford
And in Wexford she did well
She lovered old man dearly
But another one twice as well

Chorus:
With me tiggery tiggery-toram
And me toram-toram-ta

Ah one day she went to a doctor
Some medicine for to find
She said, 'Will ye give me something
That'll make my ould man blind?'

Says he, 'Give me eggs and marrow bones
And make him sup them all
And it won't be so very long after
That he won't see you at all'

Well the doctor wrote a letter
And he signed it with his hand
He sent it to the ould man
Just to let him understand

So she fed him the eggs and the marrow bones;
And she made him sup them all
And it wasn't so very long after
That he couldn't see the wall

Says th'ould man 'I think I'll drown meself
But that might be a sin'
Says she, 'I'll come along with you
And I'll help to shove you in'

Well the ould woman she stood back a bit
For to rush an' push him in
But the ould man gently stepped aside
And she went tumblin' in

Oh, how lowdly she did yell
And how loudly she did bawl
'Arra, hould yer whist, y'ould woman
Sure I can't see you at all

Ah, sure eggs, eggs and marrow bones
Will make yer ould man blind
But, if you want to drown him
You must creep up close behind
With me tiggery tiggery-toram
And me toram-toram-ta
With me tiggery tiggery-toram
And the blind man he could see


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