Old Lady and the Devil

[00:02.05] There was an old man lived foot of the hill
[00:05.03] If he ain't moved away, he's a-livin' there still
[00:08.04] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[00:14.10] He hitched up his horse and went out to plow
[00:16.18] How he got around we never knew how
[00:19.14] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[00:24.29] Ol' devil come to him in the field one day
[00:27.13] Sayin', "One of your family I'm gonna take away"
[00:29.28] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[00:35.21] Take her on, take her on with the joy of my heart
[00:37.26] I hope, by golly, you'll never part
[00:39.25] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[00:45.26] Ol' devil got her all up on his back
[00:48.32] He looked like a pedlar with a hump on his back
[00:50.35] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[00:55.33] Ol' devil got to the forks of the road
[00:57.42] He said "Old lady, you're a hell of a load"
[01:00.44] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[01:05.40] Ol' devil got to the gates of hell
[01:07.40] Said, "Punch the fire up, we'll scorch her well"
[01:09.41] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[01:15.52] Out come a little devil a-draggin' a chain
[01:17.54] She picked up a hatchet and split out his brains
[01:19.69] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[01:25.68] Out come a little devil a-skatin' on a wall
[01:27.67] Said, "Take her back, Daddy, she's a-murderin' us all"
[01:29.65] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[01:34.70] Little devil was a-peepin' out the crack
[01:37.73] Said, "Take her home, Daddy, don't you bring her back"
[01:39.74] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[01:44.76] The old man was a-peepin' out the crack
[01:46.79] He seen the old devil come wagonin' her back
[01:49.78] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[01:54.80] The old man lay sick in the bed
[01:56.89] She up with a butter stick and rattled his head
[01:58.96] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[02:03.94] The old lady went whistlin' over the hill
[02:06.09] Said, "The devil won't have me and I don't know who will"
[02:08.99] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[02:14.03] Now you see what a woman can do
[02:16.00] She can outdo the devil and the old man too
[02:18.16] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[02:23.19] The old lady went whistlin' over the hill
[02:26.17] Said, "The devil won't have me and I don't know who will"
[02:28.29] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[02:33.24] The old man was a-peepin' out the crack
[02:35.20] He seen the old devil come wagonin' her back
[02:38.31] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[02:42.39] The old man lay sick in the bed
[02:45.31] She up with a butter stick and rattled his head
[02:47.32] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
[02:53.40] Now you see what a woman can do
[02:54.43] She can outdo the devil and the old man too
[02:57.45] Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
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