There was an old woman in London whe did dwell

guitars; voiceCollected by Patrick A. Todd Sung by Helen Fultz Mayfield, Arkansas Accompanying herself on guitar "HOLY BOLY" Jan 1960 Reel 330, Item 2 1. There was an old woman/in London whe did dwell She loves her ole' man dearly /an another un twice as well 2 She went to the doctor/ to see if she could find Some kind of medicine/to run her ole' man blind 3. She got some holy boly/and made him eat it all And then he said my dear ole wife/I cannot see you at all 4 She begin to kick and scramble/around because he was blind He said I'll go and drown myself/if the river I can find She said oh no my dear ole man/for fear you'll go astray I'll take you by your dear ole hand/and lead you all the way She led him to the river/and then up to the shore And she stepped back a little/to run and push him o're When she stepped back a little/to run and push him in The ole man stepped aside a little/and the ole lady she went in 8 She begin to kick and scramble around /and then begin to baul And then he said my deal ole wife I cannot see you at all She begin to kick and scramble/and for fear that she might swim The ole' man carried a big long pole/and he pushed her further in 10 And now my song is ended/I can't sing anymore But don't you know that durned ole fool/came a swimmin' to the shoreFunding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation