The Old Maid’s Song

Lyrics

[Intro] In case everybody doesn't know everybody else We can remedy that a little bit Over there is Chan Daniels And seated on the stool here is our banjoist and bass singer, Mr. Steve Butts Right here beside me is Bobby Burnett And over across the room there is Dave Fisher I'm Gil Robbins, Our father And we've got a special guest here tonight who comes to us from Connecticut And ran into her quite unexpectedly down in the Village Decided we had to sing with her Her name is Mayo Muerer We'd like to sing a song with her [Verse 1] I have a sister, Sally, who's younger than I am Had so many sweethearts, she had to deny them But as for my part, I'd not had many And if you knew my heart, I'd be grateful for any [Chorus] Come a landsman, a tinsman, a tinker or a tailor Fiddler or a dancer, a ploughboy or a sailor Rich man, a poor man, a fool or a witty Don't you let me die an old maid, but take me out of pity [Verse 2] I have a sister Sarah who's ugly and misshapen Before she was sixteen she was taken Before she was eighteen, a son and a daughter Here am I at six and forty, and I haven't had an offer [Chorus] Come a landsman, a tinsman, a tinker or a tailor Fiddler or a dancer, a ploughboy or a sailor Rich man, a poor man, a fool or a witty Don't you let me die an old maid, but take me out of pity [Verse 3] I never will be scolding, and I never would be jealous My husband would have money to go on to the alehouse While he's there spendin', I'd be at home a-savin' I leave it to you all, doncha think I'm worth havin'? [Chorus] Come a landsman, a tinsman, a tinker or a tailor Fiddler or a dancer, a ploughboy or a sailor Rich man, a poor man, a fool or a witty Don't you let me die an old maid, but take me out of pity