Music: Traditional
Arrangement: Kadee Crottier
Published: Kadee Crottier
Soprano: Julie Bailey
Mezzo: Gilah Mashaal
Alto: Laurel Hove Tausend
An old man came courting her, hey ding dooram daAn old man came courting her, her being youngAn old man came courting her, feigned he would marry herMaids, when you’re young, never wed an old man
Because they’ve got no faloorum, fadidle eye-oorumThey’ve got no faloorum, fadidle eye-dayThey’ve got no faloorum, they’ve lost their ding doorum dowMaids, when you’re young, never wed an old man
And when they went to bed, hey ding dooram daWhen they went to bed, her being youngWhen we went to bed, he lay like he was deadMaids, when you’re young, never wed an old man
Because they’ve got no faloorum, fadidle eye-oorumThey’ve got no faloorum, fadidle eye-dayThey’ve got no faloorum, they’ve lost their ding doorum dowMaids, when you’re young, never wed an old man
So she threw her leg over him, hey ding dooram daShe threw her leg over him, her being youngShe threw her leg over him, damn well near smothered himMaids, when you’re young, never wed an old man
Because they’ve got no faloorum, fadidle eye-oorumThey’ve got no faloorum, fadidle eye-dayThey’ve got no faloorum, they’ve lost their ding doorum dowMaids, when you’re young, never wed an old man
And when he fell asleep, hey ding dooram daWhen he fell asleep, her being youngWhen he fell asleep, out of bed she did creepInto the arms of a handsome young man
And she found his faloorum, fadidle eye-oorumShe found his faloorum, fadidle eye-dayShe found his faloorum, she got her ding doorum dowMaids, when you’re young, never wed an old man