The Woman From Wexford chords by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

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Verse 1
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There was an old woman in Wexford,
in Wexford town did dwell.
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She loved her husband dearly,
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but another man twice as well.
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With me rightful little Errol,
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and me rightful Oralee.
One day she went to the doctor,
some medicine for to find.
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Said, Doctor, give me something
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that'll make me old man blind.
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With me rightful little Errol,
and me rightful Oralee.
Oh, feed him eggs and marabones,
and make him sup them all
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And it won't be so very long after,
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that'll he won't see you at all
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Now, it may write for little Errol,
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and may write for Loralee
Oh, she gave him eggs and marabones,
and made him sup them all
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And it wasn't so very long after,
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that'll he couldn't see the one
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Now, it may write for little Errol,
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and may write for Loralee
Said he, I'd go and drown meself,
but that might be a sin
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Says she, I'll go to the water's edge,
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and I'll help to push you in
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With me rifle, a little ladle,
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and me rifle, orally
The old woman, she went back a bit,
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to get a run and go
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The old man blightly stepped aside,
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and she went in below
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With me rifle, a little ladle,
and me rifle, orally
Oh, how loudly did she roar,
and how loudly did she bawl
At a howl you're wished all,
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woman's a seizure,
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I can't see you at all
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With me rifle, a little ladle,
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and me rifle, oh, relieve
She swam and swam
and swam and swam,
till she came to the further brim
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The old man got a long, large ball,
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and he pushed her further in
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With me rifle, a little ladle,
and me rifle, oh, relieve
Oh, eggs or eggs or marabons
will make your old man blind
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But if you want to drown him,
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you must creep up close behind
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Let me write for Little Ed,
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let me write for Lowry Lee