Premium Only Content
Old Lady and The Devil - Banjo -Traditional Folk Song (Official World Wide Premier Release)
Old Lady And The Devil is a humorous traditional American folk song. I sing and play it on the mountain banjo fingerstyle. I use AI for the pictures.
This song is performed by Bill & Belle Reed and appears on the compilation Anthology Of American Folk Music (1952).
There was an old man lived foot of the hill
If he ain't moved away, he's a-livin' there still
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
He hitched up his horse and went out to plow
How he got around we never knew how
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Ol' devil come to him in the field one day
Sayin', "One of your family (your old lady) I'm gonna take away"
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Take her on, take her on with the joy of my heart
I hope, by golly, you'll never part
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Ol' devil got her all up on his back
He looked like a pedlar with a hump on his back
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Ol' devil got to the forks of the road
He said "Old lady, you're a hell of a load"
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Ol' devil got to the gates of hell
Said, "Punch the fire up, we'll scorch her well"
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Out come a little devil a-draggin' a chain
She picked up a hatchet and split out his brains
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Out come a little devil a-skatin' on a wall
Said, "Take her back, pap, she's a-murderin' us all"
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Little devil was a-peepin' out the crack
Said, "Take her home, Daddy, don't you bring her back"
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
The old man was a-peepin' out the crack
He seen the old devil come wagonin' her back
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
One day the old man lay sick in the bed
She up with a butter stick and rattled his head
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Well the old man cried I surely am cursed
She been down to Hell and come back worse,
The old lady went whistlin' over the hill
Said, "The devil won't have me and I don't know who will"
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
Now you see what a woman can do
She can outdo the devil and the old man too
Singin' fa diddle-a, diddle-a, fa diddle-a, diddle-a day
-
1:01:17
The StoneZONE with Roger Stone
9 hours agoChristmas Edition: Why the Panama Canal is Part of the America First Agenda | The StoneZONE
69K23 -
LIVE
LFA TV
20 hours agoLFA TV CHRISTMAS EVE REPLAY
1,738 watching -
4:33:48
tacetmort3m
1 day ago🔴 LIVE - THE ZONE KEEPS PULLING ME BACK - STALKER 2 - PART 15
51K12 -
22:45
Brewzle
16 hours agoI Went Drinking In A Real Bourbon Castle
35K3 -
48:36
PMG
1 day ago $2.64 earned"Parkland Parent Speaks Out On Kamala Harris Using Victims"
27.6K3 -
4:06
The Lou Holtz Show
15 hours agoCoach Lou Holtz’s Heartfelt Christmas Message 🎄 | Family, Faith & Notre Dame Spirit 💚 #christmas
20.6K -
51:35
Dr Steve Turley
1 day ago $19.06 earnedROSEANNE BARR - Her Journey, TRUMP, and the MAGA GOLDEN AGE! [INTERVIEW]
55.5K54 -
57:38
The Tom Renz Show
13 hours agoMerry Christmas - The Tom Renz Show Christmas
92.2K17 -
2:59:10
Wendy Bell Radio
1 day agoThe Bridge Too Far
170K301 -
1:03:45
Donald Trump Jr.
1 day agoHappy Festivus: Airing Our Grievances and Stopping The Swamp w/Sean Davis | TRIGGERED Ep.201
429K546