Parallel Anthology lyrics

Uncle Rat Went Out to Ride (The Frog and The Mouse)
Uncle Rat went out to ride Kitty alone, Kitty alone Uncle Rat went out to ride Kitty alone and I Uncle Rat went out to ride Sword and buckle by his side Ma cax macari duck and a dil Kitty alone and I

Lady Mouse, will marry me? Kitty alone, Kitty alone Lady Mouse, will marry me? Kitty alone and I Lady Mouse, will marry me? Ask my Uncle Rat, says she Ma cax macari duck and a dil Kitty alone and I

Uncle Rat, will you marry Lady Mouse? Kitty alone, Kitty alone Uncle Rat, will you marry Lady Mouse? Kitty alone and I Uncle Rat, will you marry Lady Mouse? Yes, kind sir, and half my house Ma cax macari duck and a dil Kitty alone and I

Lady Mouse, where will the wedding be? Kitty alone, Kitty alone Lady Mouse, where will the wedding be? Kitty alone and I Lady Mouse, where will the wedding be? Ask my Uncle Rat, says she Ma cax macari duck and a dil Kitty alone and I

Uncle Rat, where will the wedding be? Kitty alone, Kitty alone Uncle Rat, where will the wedding be? Kitty alone and I Uncle Rat, where will the wedding be? Up at the top of a holly tree Ma cax macari duck and a dil Kitty alone and I

Our Goodman
As I came home the other night my darling wife to see I seen a horse within the sty where my old horse should be I called my wife and said to her You're very untrue to me or what horse is that within the sty Where my old horse should be

Oh you're drunk, your drunk" She said "and still you cannot see" "that's a little barrow-pig your mother sent to me" well i have travelled round a hundred miles or more and a saddle on a barrow-pig I've never seen before

Oh, as I came home the other night my darling wife to see I seen a stick behind the door where my old stick should be I called my wife and said to her You're very untrue to me, or what stick is that behind the door where my old stick should be?

Oh you're drunk, your drunk" she said and still you cannot see" That's a little podge stick (?) well i have travelled round a hundred miles or more and a silver mounted podge stick (?) I've never seen before.

As I came home the other night my darling wife to see I seen a head within the bed where my old should be I called my wife and said to her You're very untrue to me or what head is that within the bed where my old head should be?

Oh you're drunk, your drunk, she said and still you cannot see that's your poor old mother who came to visit me Well I have travelled round for a hundred miles or more and whiskers on a woman I never seen before.

As I came home the other night my darling wife to see I seen a coat within the bed where my old coat should be I called my wife and said to her You're very untrue to me or what coat is that in the bed where my old coat should be

Oh you're drunk, your drunk, she said and still you cannot see that's a woollen blanket your mother sent to me Well I have travelled round for a hundred miles or more and buttons on a blanket I never seen before.

The Devil (The Farmer's Curst Wife)
There was an old man living XXX XXX Riteful, riteful, tilly fa lay, There was an old man living XXX XXX Had a XXXX a wife for most of his days With a riteful da, falla die dal, Falla de dal, de dal da de day. Said he, my old man, I have come for your wife, Riteful, riteful, tilly fa lay, See here, my old man I have come for your wife, For I hear she's the plague and torment of your life, With a riteful da, falla die dal, Falla de dal, de dal da de day.

So the devil he hoisted her up on his back, Riteful, riteful, tilly fa lay, So the devil he hoisted her up on his back, And he went back to hell with old lady on his back (?) With a riteful da, falla die dal, Falla de dal, de dal da de day.

Now when at the finish he got to hell's gate, Riteful, riteful, tilly fa lay, Now when at the finish he got to hell's gate, Said old wife "what you doing" and thump on his face (?) With a riteful da, falla die dal, Falla de dal, de dal da de day.

There were two little devils they were tied up in chains, Riteful, riteful, tilly fa lay, There were two little devils they were tied up in chains, She lifted her stick and she XXXXX With a riteful da, falla die dal, Falla de dal, de dal da de day.

So the Devil he hoisted her up on his back, Riteful, riteful, tilly fa lay, So the Devil he hoisted her up on his back, XXX seven years XXX and ideas coming back With a riteful da, falla die dal, Falla de dal, de dal da de day.

Says he, my old man, here's your wife sitting well, Riteful, riteful, tilly fa lay, Says he, my old man, here's your wife sitting well, For the likes of herself we will not have in hell. With a riteful da, falla die dal, Falla de dal, de dal da de day.

Now I've been a devil for most of my life, Riteful, riteful, tilly fa lay, Now I've been a devil for most of my life, But I've n'er was in hell and met with your wife (?) With a riteful da, falla die dal, Falla de dal, de dal da de day.

Now it's told that women is worse than the men, Riteful, riteful, tilly fa lay, Now it's told that women is worse than the men, When they gan down to hell they are thrown out again. With a riteful da, falla die dal, Falla de dal, de dal da de day.

The Cuckoo
The cuckoo is a fine bird He sings as he flies And the more he sing cuckoo The summer draws near I'm a walking and a talking And a walking XXXX To meet my own true love She be coming by by

If he catch you He will rob you to make his voice clear And the more he sing cuckoo The summer draws near I'm a walking and a talking And a walking To meet my own true love She be coming by by

What Shall I Wear to the Wedding John
Oh what shall I wear to the wedding, John? Johnny my own true love

Your best black frock and xxxx Surely the wench is mad

Can't I have something prettier, John? Johnny my own true love

What's XXX Surely the wench is mad

And what will you wear to our wedding, John? Johnny my own true love

My best smock frock (?) and my gaiters (?) for sure Surely the wench is mad

Can't you wear something smarter, John?? Johnny my own true love

What's wrong with top hat and gaiters (?) XX Surely the wench is mad

And who should we have to the wedding, John? Johnny my own true love

My Mother and Father and Sister, for sure Surely the wench is mad

And can't we have someone else, John Johnny my own true love

What's want? The Princess and Princess XXX? Surely the wench is mad

And what shall we have for dinner, John? Johnny my own true love

XXX and cabbage and bacon, for sure Surely the wench is mad

And can't we have something nicer, John? Johnny my own true love

What's want? XXX Surely the wench is mad

And how should go to the wedding, John? Johnny my own true love

You've got two fine legs to walk XXX Surely the wench is mad

And can't we have carriage and pair, John? Johnny my own true love

You'll take my arm and we'll walk like this Surely the wench is mad

No Sir (Oh No John!)
Tell me will you, tell me truly Tell me why you scorn me so Tell me why when e'er I ask you Why you always answer no?

No sir, no sir, no sir No sir, No sir, no sir, no sir, no

My father was a Spanish merchant and before he went to sea told me to be sure to answer no to all you said to me

No sir, no sir, no sir No sir, No sir, no sir, no sir, no

If when walking in the garden plucking flowers all wet with dew Tell me would you be offended, if I walked and talked to you?

No sir, no sir, no sir No sir, No sir, no sir, no sir, no

If when walking in the garden, I should ask you to be mine. And should tell you that I loved you Would you then my heart decline?

No sir, no sir, no sir No sir, No sir, no sir, no sir, no