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The Barring of the Door
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It fell about the Martinmas time And a gay time it was then o That our good wife had puddings to make And she boiled them in the pan o The wind blew cold from East and North And blew into the floor o Quoth our good man to our good wife Get up and bar the door o My hand is in my hussyfskap Good man, as you may see o And if it be barred this hundred years It'll not be barred by me o They made the pact between the two They made it firm and sure o Whoever should speak the very first word Should rise and bar the door o Then by and came two gentlemen At twelve o'clock at night o And they could see that in the house No coal nor candle light o Oh, have we here a rich man's house Or have we here a poor o? But never a word would the old couple speak For the barring of the door o So first they ate the white puddings And then they ate the black o And muckle thought the good wife herself But ne'er a word she spoke o Then one unto the other did say Here man, take ye my knife o Do ye take off the old man's beard And I'll kiss his good wife o But there's no water in the house And what shall we do then o? What ails ye at the pudding broth That boils in yonder pan o Oh up then started our good man And an angry man was he o Well ya kissed me wife before me eyes And scald me with pudding broth o Oh up then started our good wife Gave three skips on the floor o Good man ye have spake the very first word Get up and bar the door o
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