Classic Poem

There was a man lived in the west,
Dandoo, dandoo,
There was a man lived in the west,
Dandoo, dandoo, ah,
There was a man lived in the west
Who had a wife that was none of the best,
Ramyam gilliam dandoo, ah!

2

This old man came in from the plow,
Dandoo, dandoo,
This old man came in from the plow,
Dandoo, dandoo, ah,
This old man came in from the plow
And said, " Old woman, my breakfast, now! "
Ramyam gilliam dandoo, ah!

3

" There's a crust of bread upon the shelf,
Dandoo, dandoo,
There's a crust of bread upon the shelf,
Dandoo, dandoo, ah,
There's a crust of bread upon the shelf,
If you want any more, go cook it yourself! "
Ramyam gilliam dandoo, ah!

4

The old man walked to his sheep pen,
Dandoo, dandoo,
The old man walked to his sheep pen,
Dandoo, dandoo, ah,
The old man walked to his sheep pen,
And off he jerked a black sheep's skin,
Ramyam gilliam dandoo, ah!

5

He wrapped it round his wife, her back,
Dandoo, dandoo,
He wrapped it round his wife, her back,
Dandoo, dandoo, ah,
He wrapped it round his wife, her back,
And with a switch he made it crack!
Ramyam gilliam dandoo, ah!

6

" I'll tell my father and brothers three,
Dandoo, dandoo,
I'll tell my father and brothers three,
Dandoo, dandoo, ah,
I'll tell my father and brothers three
The way you've been a-whipping me. "
Ramyam gilliam dandoo, ah!

7

" Go tell your father and all your kin,
Dandoo, dandoo,
Go tell your father and all your kin,
Dandoo, dandoo, ah,
Go tell your father and all your kin
How the old man tans his mutton skin. "
Ramyam gilliam dandoo, ah!