The Devil And The Farmer's Wife

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A farmer was ploughing his field one day
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A farmer was ploughing his field one day
When the Devil came to him and to him did say with a
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"See here my good man I have come for your wife."
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"See here my good man I have come for your wife.
For she is the bane and torment of your life"
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The devil he heisted her up on his hump
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The devil he heisted her up on his hump
And down to Hell with her he did jump
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But when they got there the gates they were shut
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But when they got there the gates they were shut
And with a sweep of her arm she broke open his nut
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There were three little devils with balls and with chains
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There were three little devils with balls and with chains
She ups with their balls and she beats out their brains
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Three little devils jumped over the wall
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Three little devils jumped over the wall
Saying "Take he back, Daddy, or she'll murder us all!"
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The devil he heisted her back on his hump
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The devil he heisted her back on his hump
And up to Earth with her he did jump
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"See here my good man I have come with your wife."
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"See here my good man I have come with your wife.
For she is the bane and torment of your life"
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They say that the women are worse than the men
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They say that the women are worse than the men
Well, they went down to Hell and got kicked out again
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