An old man came courting me, hey ding-doorum bell
An old man came courting me, me being young
An old man came courting me, fain he would marry me
Maids when you're young never wed an old man.
Because he's got no phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-oorum
He's got no phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-ay
He's got no phalloorum, he's lost his ding-doorum
So maids when you're young never wed an old man.
When we went to church, hey ding-doorum bell
When we went to church, me being young
When we went to church, he left me in the lurch
Maids when you're young never wed an old man.
Because he's got no phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-oorum
He's got no phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-ay
He's got no phalloorum, he's lost his ding-doorum
So maids when you're young never wed an old man.
When we went to bed, hey ding-doorum bell
When we went to bed, me being young
When we went to bed, he lay like he was dead
Maids when you're young never wed an old man.
Because he's got no phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-oorum
He's got no phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-ay
He's got no phalloorum, he's lost his ding-doorum
So maids when you're young never wed an old man.
So I threw my leg over him, hey ding-doorum bell
I threw my leg over him, me being young
I threw my leg over him, damn nearly smothered him,
Maids when you're young never wed an old man.
Because he's got no phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-oorum
He's got no phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-ay
He's got no phalloorum, he's lost his ding-doorum
So maids when you're young never wed an old man.
When he went to sleep, hey ding-doorum bell
When he went to sleep, me being young
When he went to sleep, out of bed I did creep
Into the arms of a young Wychwood man.
And I found his phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-oorum
I found his phalloorum, fai-diddle-aye-ay
I found his phalloorum, he's got my ding-doorum
So maids when you're young never wed an old man.
