oh there was an old man at the foot of the hill
if he aint moved away hes a livin there still
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
well the devil come along to his house one day
said one of your family im gonna take away
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
oh please dont take my only son
theres work on the farm thats gotta be done
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
but you can have my nagging wife
i swear to god shes the curse of my life
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
take her on take her on with the joy in my heart
and the hope to you she will never part
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
so the devil put her down in a great big sack
and he flung her up across his back
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
marched her down to the gates of hell
said poke up a fire boys well cook her well
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
out come a little demon with a spit and a chain
that she upped with her foot and knocked out his brain
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
out come a dozen demons and a dozen more
by the time she was done they were all on the floor
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
now all the little demons go crawlin the wall
sayin taker her back daddy fore she kills us all
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
well the man woke up and he looked through the crack
and he saw that the devil was a pokin her back
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
oh here's your wife both sound and well
if id kept her any longer she'd a tore up hell
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
so the man jumped up and he bit his tongue
and he took for the hills in a flat out run
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
he was heard to yell as he ran over the hill
if the devil wont have her then damned if i will
singin fie fie diddle a fie diddle a diddle a day
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