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"As I went down a shady lane, on a door I chanced to knock,
Hae ye any pots er kettles, with rusty holes to block?
Well, indeed I hae, don't ye know I hae,
To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I hae--

The misses came out to the door and asked me to come in,
Says "You're welcome jolly tinker, and I hope ya brought yer tin",
Well indeed I did, don't ya know I did,
To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I did

She took me to the kitchen and led me through the hall,
and the servants cried, "The devil--has he come to block us all"?
Well, indeed I hae, don't ye know I hae,
To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I hae

She took me up the stairs, me lads, to show me what to do,
And she fell on the feathery bed, and I fell on there, too,
Well, indeed I did, don't ye know I did,
To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I did

She then took out a frying pan, and she began to knock,
For to let the servants know, me lads, that I was at me work,
Well indeed I was, don't ye know I was,
To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I was

She put her hands into her pockets, and she pulled out twenty pound,
Said "Take this, you jolly tinker, and we'll have another round",
Well, indeed we did, don't ye know we did,
To me right fol-ooral-addy, don't ye know we did

Well, I've been a jolly tinker, for at least forty years or more,
But OH! such a lovely job is that, I ne'er did before,
Well, indeed I didn't, don't ye know I didn't,
To me right fol-ooral-addy, don't ye know I didn't..



Yes. I will work for you.