There's a little old man who lived out vest, Dan doo, dan doo,

voiceCollected by Max Hunter (H-9) For Mary C. Parler Transcribed by Frances Majors Sung by Fred Smith Bentonville, Arkansas June 22, 1953 Reel 251-52, Item 5 Wrapt Dan Doo (The Wife/in Wether Skin) (Child 277) There's a little old man who lived out vest, Dan doo, dan doo, There's a little old man who lived out vest, Clishma, clashma, clingo, There's a little old man who lived out vest, And his wife wasn 't one of the best, With a harem, scarem, tarem, warem, nicky orem, Clishma, clashma, clingo. This little old man come in from the plow , Dan doo, dan doo, This little old man come in from the plow, Clishma, clashma, clingo, This little old man come in from the plow, Saying, wife is supper ready now? With a harem, scarem, tarem, warem, nicky orem, Clishma, clashma, clingo. There's a little piece of bread upon the shelf, Dan doo, dan doo, There's a little piece of bread upon the shelf, Clishma, clashma, clingo, There's a little piece of bread upon the shelf, If you want any more you can get it yourself, With a harem, scarem, tarem, warem, nicky orem, Clishma, clashma, clingo. This little old man vent out to his sheep fold, Dan doo, dan doo, This little old man vent out to his sheep fold, Clishma, clashma, clingo, This little old man vent out to his sheep fold, And he caught an old wether and him he did hold, With a harem, scarem, tarem, warem, nicky orem, Clishma, clashma, clingo. He hung the old wether upon a pin, Dan doo, dan doo, He hung the old wether upon a pin, Clishma, clashma, clingo, He hung the old wether upon a pin, And how he did jerk off its skin, With a harem, scarem, tarem, warem, nicky orem, Clishma, clashma, clingo. Dan Doo (The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin) (Cont'd) Reel 251-52, Item 5 He hung this wether'd hide on his wife's back, Dan doo, dan doo, He hung the wether's hide on his wife's back, Clishma, clashma, clingo, Hung the old wether's hide on his wife's back, And took a stick and went whickety whack, With a harem, scarem, tarem, warem, nicky orem Clishma, clashma, clingo. I'll tell my father and all my kin, Dan doo, dan doo, I'll tell my father and all my kin, Clishma, clashma, clingo; You can tell your father and all your kin, But I'm gonna tan this old wether skin, With a harem, scarem, tarem, warem, nicky orem Clishma, clashma, clingo.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation