X:92011100
T:RVW2/1/110 It's of an Old Couple
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/RVW2/1/110
C:Sung by Mrs Verrall, Horsham, Sussex, Sept. 6th 1908
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones and Simon Furey.
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w: It's of an old coup-le and they_ were poor, raj-dum tor-um  row-do rod-dy, It's of\u203Fan old coup-le and they were poor, They
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w: lived in a lit-le house, had but one door,_ raj-dum tor-um rid-dle dum raj-dum tor-um rod-dy.
W:
W:1. It's of an old couple and they were poor;
W: Rajdum torum rowdo roddy
W: It's of an old couple and they were poor;
W: They lived in a little house, had but one door.
W: Rajdum torum riddledum rajdum torum roddy.
W:
W: 2. The old man he was often gone from home;
W: The old wife got tired of sleeping alone.
W: 
W: 3. The parson of the parish who lived just by
W: And often with the old woman did lie.
W:
W: 4. The old man he came home about twelve o'clock
W: And on the little door he did knock.
W: 
W: 5. She said my dear husband will you be so kind
W: To fetch me an apple to please my mind?
W:
W: 6. The old man he went out and got up a tree;
W: Up jumped the parson and away got he.
W: 
W: 7.He brought her an apple, put it on the shelf;
W: If you want another go fetch it yourself.