There was an old man who lived in a wood As you can plainly see He said he could do as much work in a day As his wife could do in three With all my heart the woman she said If that’s what you will allow Tomorrow you’ll stay at home in my stead And I go drive the plough But you must milk our Tidy the cow For fear she will go dry You must feed the littlest pigs That are within the sty And you must mind the speckled hen For fear she’ll lay away And then you must reel the spool of yarn That I spun yesterday The woman she took up her staff in her hand And she went to drive the plough The old man took up a pale in his hand And he went to milk the cow But Tidy hinched and Tidy flinched And Tidy broke his nose And Tidy she gave to him such a big blow The poor man took to his toes Hi Tidy home Tidy Tidy thou stand still If ever I’m ill be tidy again Be sore against my will He went to feed the little pigs That were within the sty He hit his big head upon a thick beam And he made his red blood fly He went to find the speckledy hen For fear she’d lay astray Forgot to reel the spool of yarn His wife spun yesterday He swore by the sun, the moon, the stars The green leaves on the tree If his wife didn’t do a days work in her life She won’t be ruled by he There was an old man who lived in a wood As you can plainly see He said he could do as much work in a day As his wife could do in three With all my heart the woman she said If that’s what you will allow Tomorrow you’ll stay at home in my stead And I go drive the plough
I wish she'd tour America.
Still one of my favorites
This woman has astonishing talent! Greetings to one and all from Big Hugh of Mundlimup in wonderful Western Australia.
Mundlimup? Does that mean anything specific?
I saw this live: Very amusing!
Great song Great Singer
If you like her go see her live it is worth it trust me
Trying, trying, trying......
charming lyrics!
This really amazing 🤩
Bothy Band style. Amazing song.
There was an old man who lived in a wood
As you can plainly see
He said he could do as much work in a day
As his wife could do in three
With all my heart the woman she said
If that’s what you will allow
Tomorrow you’ll stay at home in my stead
And I go drive the plough
But you must milk our Tidy the cow
For fear she will go dry
You must feed the littlest pigs
That are within the sty
And you must mind the speckled hen
For fear she’ll lay away
And then you must reel the spool of yarn
That I spun yesterday
The woman she took up her staff in her hand
And she went to drive the plough
The old man took up a pale in his hand
And he went to milk the cow
But Tidy hinched and Tidy flinched
And Tidy broke his nose
And Tidy she gave to him such a big blow
The poor man took to his toes
Hi Tidy home Tidy
Tidy thou stand still
If ever I’m ill be tidy again
Be sore against my will
He went to feed the little pigs
That were within the sty
He hit his big head upon a thick beam
And he made his red blood fly
He went to find the speckledy hen
For fear she’d lay astray
Forgot to reel the spool of yarn
His wife spun yesterday
He swore by the sun, the moon, the stars
The green leaves on the tree
If his wife didn’t do a days work in her life
She won’t be ruled by he
There was an old man who lived in a wood
As you can plainly see
He said he could do as much work in a day
As his wife could do in three
With all my heart the woman she said
If that’s what you will allow
Tomorrow you’ll stay at home in my stead
And I go drive the plough
I believe its: "And Tidy she gave to him such a big blow
The blood ran to his toes".
does anyone know where to get the guitar tab for this song?
Back in the day when feminism still had a sense of humour. Kate's the best.