Old Man of the Woods
from Apples & Cheese by Tom Smith
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Old Man of the Woods
There was an old man who lived in the woods, as you can plainly see
He said he could do more work in a day, than his wife could do in three
If this be so the old woman said, then this you must allow
That you must do my work for a day, while I go drive the plow
You must milk the Tiny cow, for fear she should go dry
And you must feed the little pigs that are within the stye
And you must watch the bracken hen, for fear she lay astray
And don’t forget to wind the yarn that I spun yesterday
[Break]
The old woman took the staff in her hand and went to drive the plow
The old man took the pail in his hand and went to milk the cow
But Tiny hinched, and Tiny flinched, and Tiny cocked her nose
And Tiny gave the old man such a kick, that the blood ran down to his toes.
Hey my good cow, Ho my good cow, and now my good cow stand still
If ever I milk this cow again it will be against my will
And when he milked the Tiny cow for fear she should go dry
Then he fed the little pigs that are within the stye
Then he watched the bracken hen for fear she lay astray
But he forgot to wind the yarn that his wife spun yesterday
He swore by all the leaves on the trees and all the stars in heaven
That his wife could do more work in a day, than he could do in seven.
There was an old man who lived in the woods, as you can plainly see
He said he could do more work in a day, than his wife could do in three
If this be so the old woman said, then this you must allow
That you must do my work for a day, while I go drive the plow
You must milk the Tiny cow, for fear she should go dry
And you must feed the little pigs that are within the stye
And you must watch the bracken hen, for fear she lay astray
And don’t forget to wind the yarn that I spun yesterday
[Break]
The old woman took the staff in her hand and went to drive the plow
The old man took the pail in his hand and went to milk the cow
But Tiny hinched, and Tiny flinched, and Tiny cocked her nose
And Tiny gave the old man such a kick, that the blood ran down to his toes.
Hey my good cow, Ho my good cow, and now my good cow stand still
If ever I milk this cow again it will be against my will
And when he milked the Tiny cow for fear she should go dry
Then he fed the little pigs that are within the stye
Then he watched the bracken hen for fear she lay astray
But he forgot to wind the yarn that his wife spun yesterday
He swore by all the leaves on the trees and all the stars in heaven
That his wife could do more work in a day, than he could do in seven.
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from Apples & Cheese,
released December 4, 2020
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Tom Smith Boston, Massachusetts
“Folk music is still a living tradition that feeds on new songs that speak of people’s wants, needs, struggles and triumphs. Tom Smith is a man who writes songs that seem like they’ve always been there. There are very few songwriters working today that I would call folksingers, but I would call Tom Smith a true folksinger.” – Dave Palmeter, WUMB-FM Boston ... more
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