Old Man and His Wife, An
Hey, how!
Sely men, God helpe you!
This endres day befel a strife
Totwex an old man and his wife;
She took him by the berd so plite
With hey, how!
She took him by the berd so fast
Till bothe his eyn on water gan brast,
With hey, how!
Out at the dore as he can go,
Met he with his neybres two:
" Neybur, why wepest so?"
With hey, how!
" In my hous is swich a smeke —
Go under, and ye shall wete."
With hey, how!
Sely men, God helpe you!
This endres day befel a strife
Totwex an old man and his wife;
She took him by the berd so plite
With hey, how!
She took him by the berd so fast
Till bothe his eyn on water gan brast,
With hey, how!
Out at the dore as he can go,
Met he with his neybres two:
" Neybur, why wepest so?"
With hey, how!
" In my hous is swich a smeke —
Go under, and ye shall wete."
With hey, how!
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