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T:Maids when you're Young
T:An Old Man He Courted Me
Z:Webmaster
C:Trad
M:3/4
R:waltz
L:1/8
K:D
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w:An old man came cour-ting me, Hey ding do-rum dow - -
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w:An old man came cour-ting me, Me be-ing young - -
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w:An old man came cour-ting me, He did pro-pose to me
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w:Maids when you're young ne-ver wed an old man. - For
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w:For he's got no fa-loo-rum, fal-diddle-eye-oo-rum. He's got
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w:no fa-loo-rum, fal-diddle-eye-ay. He's
"D"a2 f2 a2|"G"g2 e2 c2|"D"d2 e2 f2|"G"B2 A2 G2|
w:got no fa-loo-rum, he's lost his ding-doo-rum. So
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w:maids when you're young ne-ver wed an old man
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W:An old man came courting me, Hey ding doorum dow; 
W:An old man came courting me, Me being young; 
W:An old man came courting me, He did propose to me; 
W:
W:(chorus)
W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man. 
W:For he's got no faloorum, fal-diddle-eye-oorum, He's got no faloorum, fal-diddle-eye-ay; 
W:He's got no faloorum, he's lost his ding-doorum, 
W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man. 
W:
W:2
W:When we sat down to tea He started teasing me; 
W:.
W:3
W:When we went up to bed He lay as if were dead; 
W:
W:4
W:When he was fast asleep I from his side did creep 
W:Into the arms of a handsome young man.
W:
W:Now he's got faloorum, fal-diddle, eye-oorum, 
W:Now he's got faloorum, fal-diddle, eye-ay; 
W:Now he's got faloorum, he's got her ding-doorum, 
W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man.

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Roud-210

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