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Title
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There was an old farmer in Sussex did dwell
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Singer
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Sawyer, David [Phoebus]
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
There was an old farmer in Sussex did dwell,
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There was an old farmer in Sussex did dwell,
And he had a wife as many knew well.
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Verse 2
Then Satan came to the old man at the plough,
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Then Satan came to the old man at the plough,
It's one of your family I must have now.
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Verse 3
It is not your eldest son that I crave,
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It is not your eldest son that I crave,
But it is your old wife, and her I will have.
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Verse 4
Oh welcome, good Satan, with all of my heart,
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Oh welcome, good Satan, with all of my heart,
I hope you and she will never part.
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Verse 5
Now Satan has got the old wife on his back,
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Now Satan has got the old wife on his back,
And he lugged her along like a peddler's sack.
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Verse 6
He trudged along till he came to his front gate,
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He trudged along till he came to his front gate,
Said he, 'Here, take in and old Sussex chap's mate.
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Verse 7
Oh then she did kick the young imps about,
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Oh then she did kick the young imps about,
Says one to the other, 'Let's try and turn her out.'
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Verse 8
She spied thirteen imps all dancing in chains,
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She spied thirteen imps all dancing in chains,
She up with her pattens and beat out their brains.
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Verse 9
She knocked the old Satan against the wall -
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She knocked the old Satan against the wall -
'Let's try and turn her out or she'll murder us all.'
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Verse 10
Now he bundled her upon his back a-main,
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Now he bundled her upon his back a-main,
And to her old husband he took her again,
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Verse 11
'I have been a tormentor the whole of my life,
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'I have been a tormentor the whole of my life,
But I never was tormented till I met with your wife.'
[Chorus of whistlers]
