An old man came courtin' me,
Hey ding doorum day,
An old man came courtin' me,
Hey diddle, hey dum,
An old man came courtin' me,
Fain would he marry me,
Maids, when you're young, never wed an old man
Chorus:
For he's got no faloorum,
Hey diddle, hey doorum day
He's got no faloorum,
Fal diddle, fal day
He's got no faloorum,
He's lost his ding dorum,
So maids, when you're young, never wed an old man
When we went to the church,
Hey ding doorum day,
When we went to the church,
Hey diddle, hey dum,
When we went to the church,
He left me in the lurch,
Maids, when you're young, never wed an old man
When we went up to bed,
Hey ding doorum day,
When we went up to bed,
Hey diddle, hey dum,
When we went up to bed,
He lay like he was dead,
Maids, when you're young, never wed an old man
Now when he went to sleep,
Hey ding doorum day,
Now when he went to sleep,
Hey diddle, hey dum,
Now when he went to sleep,
Out of bed I did creep,
Into the arms of a handsome young man
And I found his faloorum,
Hey ding doorum day,
And I found his faloorum,
Hey diddle, hey dum,
I found his faloorum,
he's got my ding doorum,
Maids, when you're young,
Never wed an old man