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From the singing of Ben Henneberry, in Helen Creighton, Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia, pp. 29–31.
A variant of “Crafty Farmer,” Child 283.
lyrics
Well Sold The Cow
Come all ye good people, a story I’ll tell
It’s of a rich farmer in Yorkshire did dwell
He had a youthful boy which he hired as a man
All for to do his work and his name it was John.
Fal de diddle dido, fal de dal de dey
Fal de diddle dido, fal de dal de dey.
One morning, bright early, John’s master arose
Into John’s room he instantly goes
“Jack, my dear fellow, drive this cow to the fair
For she is in good order and her we can spare.”
Fal de diddle dido, …
So Jack took the cow and drove her out of the farm
He had not gone far when he met with three men
He had not gone far when he met with three men
And he sold the cow for nine pounds ten.
Fal de diddle dido, …
They went to an ale house all for to get a drink
Those three men paid him right down in a jink
“What will I do with my money, landlady?” said he
“In the lining of your coat I’ll sew it,” said she
“For it’s here upon the road you robbèd might be.”
Fal de diddle dido, …
A robber in the room sat drinking up his wine
Thinking to himself, “That money shall be mine,”
Jack took his leave and he started for home
The robber he followed him out of the room.
Fal de diddle dido, …
The robber overtook him all on the highway
“How far do you travel, young man?” he did say
“Three or four miles as near I know”
And he jumped on behind and away they did go.
Fal de diddle dido, …
They rode along together ’til they came to a narrow lane
“Deliver up your money, young man,” he did say
“Deliver up your money, without fear or strife
Or this very moment I will take away your life.”
Fal de diddle dido, …
Jack jumped down without fear or doubt
From the lining of his coat he pulled the money out
From the lining of his coat he pulled the money out
And all along the green grass he scattered it about.
Fal de diddle dido, …
The robber jumped down from off of his horse
Little did he think it would be to his worse
While gathering up the money Jack threw on the grass
Jack jumped on the saddle and he rode away with the horse.
Fal de diddle dido, …
One of the servants saw Jack coming home
Into the master he instantly run
“Jack, my dear fellow, have you made a swap?
Or did my cow turn into a horse?”
Fal de diddle dido, …
“No, my dear master, the truth I’ll unfold
I was stopped on the way by a highwayman so bold
While gathering up the money I threw along the grass
To prove myself a man, I brought home the horse.”
Fal de diddle dido, …
When the saddle bags were opened and in them were fold
Five hundred bright guineas in silver and gold
A pair of bright pistols, the master did vow
“Jack, my dear fellow, you have well sold the cow.”
Fal de diddle dido, …
Maura Volante is a singer of traditional folk songs, with a focus on those collected in Canada. She discovered folk music in
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