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Ah, there was an old woman from Wexford,
In Wexford town did dwell;
She loved her husband dearly,
And another one twice as well.
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a lee.
One day she went to the doctor,
Some medicine for to find;
She said, "Doctor give me something,
For to make the old man blind."
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a lee.
"Feed him eggs and marrowbone,
And make him suck them all;
It won't be very long after,
Sure he won't see you at all."
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a lee.
She fed him eggs and marrowbone,
And made him suck them all;
It wasn't very long after,
Sure he couldn't see the wall.
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a lee.
Says he, "I think I'll drown myself,
But that might be a sin."
Says she, "I'll go to the water,
Just to see you don't fall in."
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a lee.
The old woman she stepped back for,
To have a run and go;
The old man gently stepped aside,
And she went down below.
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a lee.
She swam and swam and swam until,
She could no further swim;
The old man grabbed a long, black pole,
And pushed her further in.
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a lee.
Now eatin' eggs and marrowbone,
Won't make the old man blind;
But, if you want to drown him,
You must creep up close behind.
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a lee.
(Capo 2nd fret)
(a-cappella) (bass & drum beat)
Ah, there was an old woman from Wexford,
In Wexford town did dwell;
She loved her husband dearly,
And another one twice as well.
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a lee.
One day she went to the doctor,
Some medicine for to find;
She said, "Doctor give me something,
For to make the old man blind."
With me right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me right foll tour a [A] lee.
Feed him eggs and marrowbone,
And [E] make him suck them [A] all;
It won't be very long [D] after,
Sure he [A] won't see you at [E] all.
With me [A] right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me [E] right foll tour a [A] lee.
She fed him eggs and marrowbone,
And [E] made him suck them [A] all;
It wasn't very [D] long after,
Sure he [A] couldn't see the [E] wall.
With me [A] right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me [E] right foll tour a [A] lee.
Says he, "I think I'll drown myself,
But [E] that might be a [A] sin."
Says she, "I'll go to the [D] water,
Just to [A] see you don't fall [E] in."
With me [A] right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me [E] right foll tour a [A] lee.
Interlude: Fiddle lead - Key change
[D] The old woman she stepped back for,
To [A] have a run and [D] go;
The old man gently [G] stepped aside,
And [D] she went down [A] below.
With me [D] right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me [A] right foll tour a [D] lee.
She swam and swam and swam until,
She [A] could no further [D] swim;
The old man grabbed a [G] long black pole,
And [D] pushed her further [A] in.
With me [D] right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me [A] right foll tour a [D] lee.
Now eatin' eggs and marrowbone,
Won't [A] make the old man [D] blind;
But, if you want to [G] drown him,
You must [D] creep up close be- [A] hind.
With me [D] right foll diddy foll dearo,
And me [A] right foll tour a [D] lee.
~ Chords contributed by Bob Dumais ~
