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There was an old man lived over the hill,
If he ain't moved on, he's a-livin' there still;
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
Well, the devil came up to him one day,
Said, "One of your family I'm gonna take away."
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
"Oh, please don't take my eldest son,
There's work on the farm that's got to be done."
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
"All I want's that wife of yours."
"Well, you can take her with all of my heart."
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
Well, he picks up the wife upon his back,
And off to hell he goes, clickety clack.
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
He carries her on about a mile down the road,
He said, "Old woman, you're a devil of a load."
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
He carries her on down to the gates of hell,
He says, "Poke up the fire, we'll scorch her well."
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
There were two little devils with a ball and chain,
She ups with her foot and kicks out their brains.
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
Nine little devils went climbin' up the walls,
Sayin', "Take her back, Daddy, she'll murder us all."
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
Got up the next mornin' and spied thru the crack,
I seen the old devil come a-draggin' her back.
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
He said, "Here's your wife both sound and well,
If I kept her any longer, she'd a tore up hell."
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
He said, "I been a devil most all my life.
But I never been in hell till I met your wife."
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
This shows that women are better than the men,
They can go down to hell and come back again.
Sing fi-fi, diddle-i-fi, diddle-i, diddle-i-ay.
