The Farmer's Cursed Wife - Tim O'Brien

Well there was an old man who lived by the mill

If he ain’t moved away he’s a livin' there still

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Well the devil he came to the field one day

Said it’s your old woman I’m a gonna take away

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Oh take her oh take her with all of my heart

And I hope to my soul that you’ll never never part

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Well he took the old lady all up in a sack

And off to Hell they went clickety clack

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Well they got her on down about half of the road

Says old lady you’re a devil of a load

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When he got her on down to the gates of hell

Says punch up the fire, gonna scorch her well

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Nine little devils come a draggin' a chain

She took it away and she knocked out their brains

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Ten little devils went a climbin' the wall

Sayin' take her back Daddy she’s a murderin' us all

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Well she found the old man lying late in the bed

She picked up the butter stick and paddled his head

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Away she went whistilin' over the hill

If the devil won’t have me I wonder who will

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Well that goes to show you what a woman will do

She’s worse than the devil and she’s worse than you

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Eh bien, il y avait un vieil homme qui vivait près du moulin

S'il n'a pas déménagé, il vit toujours là-bas

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Eh bien, le diable, il est venu sur le terrain un jour

J'ai dit que c'est ta vieille femme que je vais emporter

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Oh prends-la, oh prends-la de tout mon cœur

Et j'espère pour mon âme que tu ne te sépareras jamais

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Eh bien, il a pris la vieille dame dans un sac

Et en enfer, ils sont allés clic-clac

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Eh bien, ils l'ont amenée sur environ la moitié de la route

Dit la vieille dame que vous êtes un diable d'une charge

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Quand il l'a amenée jusqu'aux portes de l'enfer

Dit d'allumer le feu, ça va bien la brûler

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Neuf petits diables viennent traîner une chaîne

Elle l'a emporté et elle a assommé leur cerveau

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Dix petits diables sont allés escalader le mur

Disant de la reprendre papa, elle nous assassine tous

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Eh bien, elle a trouvé le vieil homme couché tard dans le lit

Elle a ramassé le bâtonnet de beurre et a pagayé sa tête

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Elle est partie en sifflant au-dessus de la colline

Si le diable ne veut pas de moi, je me demande qui le fera

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Eh bien, cela vous montre ce qu'une femme fera

Elle est pire que le diable et elle est pire que toi

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