Old Crumley Lyrics - Singles - Seeger Peggy

Old Crumley 

or I can do more work in a day than my wife can do in three 

Old Crumley he began to swear 

As the leaf grows on the tree, tree 

That he could do as much work in a day 

As his wife could do in three, three 

That he could do as much work in a day 

As his wife could do in three, three 

Mrs. Crumley she picked up the whip 

And went to drive the plow, plow 

Crumley he picked up the pail 

And went to milk the cow, cow 

Crumley he picked up the pail 

And went to milk the cow, cow 

When Old Brindle saw him a coming 

She began to beller and blow, blow 

She kicked Old Crumley on the shin 

Till the blood ran off his toe, toe 

She kicked Old Crumley on the shin 

Till the blood ran off his toe, toe 

He looked to the East, he looked to the West 

He looked towards the sun, sun 

Thought it had been a very long day 

"I wish my wife would come, come" 

Thought it had been a very long day 

"I wish my wife would come, come" 

this is an abbreviated version 

sometimes Phoebe and Equinoxal 

recorded by Edna Ritchie, Jean Ritchie, Peggy Seeger, etc 

filename[ WIFEWORK 

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