Nancy McCallion: music

This song was on Putamayo's "Women of the World: Celtic" CD, Volume 1. It has been covered by many people from Poland's SZKSIPCZE to a Canadian Boys Choir.

There was an old woman and there was an old man
They live upon the high road
He once sat as a jockey for his pay
And she was her mother's darling-o

And on we go, and on we go
Can you recall the day we married oh
On we go, and on we go
Wouldn't you be frightened to die alone
Come a little closer to me darling-o

Come with me you silly old man
Cozy as a codfish oh
I've never seen anyone sour as you
at least not after breakfast oh
She grabbed the old man by the hand
She lead him 'cross a moonlit night
She took him to the public house
And filled him full of whiskey - o

And on we go, and on we go
Can you recall the day we married oh
On we go, and on we go
Wouldn't you be frightened to die alone
Come a little closer to me darling-o

And on the way back home from town
Oh, oh my darlin' oh
She pushed him in the water and she held him down
Can you recall the day we married-o

And on we go, and on we go
Can you recall the day we married oh
On we go, and on we go
Wouldn't you be frightened to die alone
Come a little closer to me darling-o

There was an old woman and there was an old man
They lived upon the highroad
He once sat as a jockey for his pay...
And she was her mother's darlin' 0