The Wealthy Old Maid chords by Burl Ives
Verse 1
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A lawyer there was,
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I will call Mr. Clay.
He had but few clients
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and they didn't pay.
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At length of starvation
he grew so afraid,
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that he courted and married
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a wealthy old maid.
Hoodle -dang, folly -died, oh,
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hoodle -dang, folly -day.
At the wedding,
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the bridegroom made one sad mistake,
Was not in omitting the
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cards nor the cake,
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The ring was well chosen,
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the parson did feed,
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But the groom didn't apply
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for a warranty deed.
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Hoodle -dang, folly -died, oh,
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hoodle -dang, folly -day.
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That night in her chamber
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the bride she rose,
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And began to prepare to retire, to repose.
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Her husband sat by her,
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admiring her charms,
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Which gave him such pleasure
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to clasp in his arms.
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Oodle -dang, Fawlty died,
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Oodle -dang, Fawlty day.
Her husband,
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he sat in amazement and grief
A curious performance of
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hers with her teeth
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She took them all out
with her fingers and thumbs
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Said she, I'm accustomed
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to sleep in me gums
Hoodle -dang, folly -dido,
hoodle -dang, folly -dee
She went to the mirror
to take down her hair,
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And when she had done so
her cranium was bare.
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You must not be frightened
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to see my poor head,
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I will put on me cap when I get into bed.
Oodle -dang, Fawlty died,
Oodle -dang, Fawlty day.
The groom had been sitting in stupid amaze
To see such strange doings
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before his own gaze
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He quickly jumped up
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and ran out of the door
And poor Miss Clay
never saw his face more
Oodle -dang, folly -die -doe,
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oodle -dang, folly -day you
The Wealthy Old Maid
Burl Ives
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