There was an old lady in London, In London she did dwell,

voiceCollected by Parler Mrs, Ruby Abel Huntsville, Ark. August 12, 1958 Reel 308, Item 13 No title (This is Laws Q 2, The Old Woman of Slapsadam.) "My grandfather used to sing this. I have only parts of it together." There was an old lady in London, In London she did dwell, She loved her old man dearly But another man twice as well. Sing tum de ringdum a rie do, Sing tum de rie do ray. She went to the doctor To see if she could find Some remedy or another To make the old man blind. Refrain. She made him up a toddy And she made him drink it all, He says, my dearest loving wife, I can't see you at all. Refrain. He said, I'd go and drown myself If I could only see the way; She says, I'll go along with you For fear you'd go astray. Refrain. They got to the water He says, my dearest loving wife, You'll have to push me in. Refrain. First she stepped back a step or two For to run and push him in, But somehow he stepped aside And head-foremost she went in. Refrain. Oh help me, dearest husband, Oh help me, love, she cried, But he got a great long pole And he pushed her farther in.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation