There was an old woman in Wexford,
in Wexford town did dwell.
She loved her husband dearly,
but another man twice as well.
With me rightful little Errol,
and me rightful Oralee.
One day she went to the doctor,
some medicine for to find.
Said, Doctor, give me something
that'll make me old man blind.
With me rightful little Errol,
and me rightful Oralee.
Oh, feed him eggs and marabones,
and make him sup them all
And it won't be so very long after,
that'll he won't see you at all
Now, it may write for little Errol,
and may write for Loralee
Oh, she gave him eggs and marabones,
and made him sup them all
And it wasn't so very long after,
that'll he couldn't see the one
Now, it may write for little Errol,
and may write for Loralee
Said he, I'd go and drown meself,
but that might be a sin
Says she, I'll go to the water's edge,
and I'll help to push you in
With me rifle, a little ladle,
and me rifle, orally
The old woman, she went back a bit,
to get a run and go
The old man blightly stepped aside,
and she went in below
With me rifle, a little ladle,
and me rifle, orally
Oh, how loudly did she roar,
and how loudly did she bawl
At a howl you're wished all,
woman's a seizure,
I can't see you at all
With me rifle, a little ladle,
and me rifle, oh, relieve
She swam and swam
and swam and swam,
till she came to the further brim
The old man got a long, large ball,
and he pushed her further in
With me rifle, a little ladle,
and me rifle, oh, relieve
Oh, eggs or eggs or marabons
will make your old man blind
But if you want to drown him,
you must creep up close behind
Let me write for Little Ed,
let me write for Lowry Lee